Cirebon Batik Trusmi Excellence

Cirebon Batik Trusmi Excellence

Repeatedly in each ongoing exhibition of batik in Jakarta and other cities are often the buyer asked me, "What advantage Trusmi batik or batik-batik Cirebonan compared with batik from other areas?" The answer to my more or less as follows: In my opinion that batik-batik basically generated by the centers of batik from various regions in general is very good and has a very diverse styles and motifs typical of batik and can not say one is better than from other regions.

The uniqueness of the resulting pattern motifs and batik-batik from various regions are the most extraordinary power, especially for the wealth of Indonesian batik. Did not exist in any country who have wealth like batik design which is owned by the Indonesian nation.

When we want to see the many riches Indonesian batik designs are the simplest example can be seen in the area of West Java. Although still in one province and the same cultures, each with an area like Cirebon Indramayu already has the character and motives of different designs. Between Cirebon and Garut also has the distinction very far away and very significant difference.

In general, Cirebon batik including batik into coastal groups. But also some batik batik Cirebon Keraton included in the group. This is because in Cirebon has two royal palace and the palace is Keratonan Kasepuhan Kanoman, supposedly based on the history of these two royal palace appeared a few classic designs such as Cirebon batik motif Mega Unisex, Paksinaga Liman, Patran Keris, Lion Umbrella, Singa Barong, Banjar Balong, Chicken Base and others.

Some important things that can be used advantage (typical) compared to the production of batik Cirebon batik from other regions are as follows

1. Batik Cirebonan for the traditional classic designs usually involves wadasan motif (rock) on the part of certain motifs. Besides, there is a cloud-shaped decorative element (mega) on the parts that are adjusted with its main motif.
2. Cirebonan batik traditional / classical is always characterized by the background (base fabric) younger than the color line color of the main motives
3. Part background / basic fabric clean of stains are usually black or colors that are not desired due to the use of wax that broke and resulted in the coloring process unwanted dye attached to the fabric.
4. The lines in batik motif Cirebonan using a single line and thin (small) approximately 0.5 mm with an older line of color compared to the background color. This is because the process of batik Cirebon superior in closing (blocking area) using a special canting (canting walls and bleber).
5. These colors are usually the dominant classical batik Cirebonan yellow, black (Sogan pads) and a cream base color, some dark red, blue, black base color with beige or ivory fabric.

The fifth feature is a technical one advantage of batik Cirebonan classical / traditional.

As with the group that includes Cirebonan batik batik coastal groups. Cirebonan coastal batik character as the character of the population affected by coastal communities, which generally have a soul open and receptive to foreign influences. The area around the port is usually a lot of strangers stopped, anchored to the place of other ethnic marriages (assimilation) so Cirebonan coastal batik is more likely to accept outside influences.

Cirebon Batik is more likely to meet or follow consumer tastes from various regions (more to the fulfillment of commodity trade and komersialitas), so the colors more attractive batik Cirebonan coastal using many colors.

Cirebonan batik production at present consists of Batik Tulis, Cap and batik batik stamp stationery combination. In the year 1990 - 2000 there are some communities in the craftsmen who produce batik Cirebonan Cirebon batik fabric with hand screen printing techniques (hand printing), but lately the hand silk-screening technique is almost extinct, due to losing everything by the technique of screen printing machines owned by the companies more large.

Producing areas of production and Cirebonan batik craftsmen available in five different rural areas, precisely the areas that surround the village Trusmi (Cirebonan batik center). The villages around the village including the village Trusmi Gamel, Kaliwulu, Wotgali, Kalitengah and Panembahan. Trusmi batik growth appears to move quickly beginning in 2000, it can be seen from the number of emerging-showroom batik showrooms around the main village road and Panembahan Trusmi. Batik showroom owner Trusmi almost entirely owned by the original Trusmi community although there are one or two are owned by the owners of capital from outside Trusmi.