Batik Pekalongan

Pekalongan batik including batik coast of the most rich in color. As is typical of coastal batik, various dressing usually naturalist. When compared with other coastal batik Batik Pekalongan was greatly influenced Chinese immigrants and Dutch descent. Batik motifs Pekalongan very free, and interesting, although sometimes the same motive with Solo or Yogya batik, often modified with an attractive color variations. Quite often on a piece of batik cloth is found up to 8 colors bold, and dynamic combination. The most popular motifs and is known from pekalongan Jlamprang batik motifs.

Batik Pekalongan heavily marketed to the area outside Java, including West Sumatra, South Sumatra, Jambi, Minahasa, to Makassar. Usually traders in this area ordered batik motifs that match the tastes and customs of each area.

Pekalongan Batik is a privilege, the pembatiknya keep up to date. For example at the time of Japanese occupation, it is born with nama'Batik Javanese batik Hokokai ', namely batik motifs and colors are similar to the Japanese kimono. In general Hokokai Javanese batik is batik early in the afternoon. In the sixties, also created with the name Tritura batik. Even in 2005, shortly after President Yudhoyono appointed appears batik 'SBY' motif that is similar dengankain ikat or songket. Motives are quite popular lately is the motive Tsunami. Indeed Pekalongan people never run out of ideas to make batik creations.

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