Location where batik craftsmen in Plered

WHEN the way to the location where batik craftsmen in Plered Kab.Cirebon Trusmi, crossed my mind, local craftsmen in the area Trusmi batik is certainly rather shabby. But such thoughts were quickly erased when I entered the area from Jln Trusmi. Panembahan and Jln. Trusmi great-grandfather, an area that became centers of batik craftsmen. On the road, we will encounter some of the showroom is arranged in the form of luxury homes with large enough parking lot. If not properly installed in the front showroom signage, may not have thought such a fine house was a place for the sale of batik. This scene was also a previous menyirnakan my mind was imagining Trusmi slum. Trusmi is an area of the largest batik craftsmen in the area of "Sunan Gunung Jati". Because of its popularity, the Cirebon batik making, better known as batik Trusmi. When we visited the showroom of batik, do not be surprised if it will enter the showroom, we must take off shoes or sandals on the front porch just like if you will entering the mosque. It may be simply to maintain the cleanliness of the showroom. Trusmi batik centers in the city this Kab.Cirebon Plered District, judging from the existing facilities and infrastructure, have the potential to become a tourist attraction that is very interesting shopping. So it seems there's nothing wrong Trusmi packaged in a package holiday destination with another tourist attraction in Cirebon, as Kanoman and Kasepuhan Palace and many historical tourist attraction across the region of Cirebon. Course to "sell" area was required polished arrangements and promotion of activities, cooperation with the hotel or travel bureaus engaged in tourism services. Batik Trusmi, although not as popular as Yogya batik, its quality seems to have been able to compete with centers produced batik - batik centers, especially in Java, such as Yogyakarta, Solo and Pekalongan. If we take a stroll and intends to buy batik Trusmi, can be much choice in the matter of price. Obviously depending on the quality of materials and motifs of batik. We can get batik or batik print with a very varied prices, ranging up to USD 60000.00 Rp 300.000,00 / cut. There is also a worth of USD 800,000.00 and USD 1.4 million, in the form of batik silk base with quality materials made using ATBM (not the engine loom). The basic ingredients of this quality batik from Garut, a town in the region Priangan that were not only famous for its typical food such as dodol, but also as a silk-producing topnotch quality. Addition to material of batik shirts, scarves also sold for between Rp 15000.00 up to USD 25000.00. As well as material for clothing, scarves price is determined also by the basic materials of cloth, cotton or silk. ** IN the annals, Cirebon batik ornamentation is inseparable from the history of assimilation beliefs, art and culture that brought ethnic and nation in the past. Before the 20th century, Cirebon, which has become a sea port town of inter-island trade in agricultural products are frequently visited by traders from different ethnic groups, and merchants from China and the Middle East. Meetings between ethnic and culture through these trade routes, has given access to the influence of culture and art style of the area of Cirebon. Cultural influences can be seen of them on the train greatness two existing palace in Cirebon. Each lion barong Kasepuhan Palace and the Palace peksi liman Kanoman dragon. Form of imaginary animals such as lions and peksi barong liman dragon is a form of cultural mix of Chinese, Arabs and Hindus also painted on batik decorative Trusmi. "Variety of decorative batik culture is influenced by culture, geography, beliefs and mores," said H. Katura, one of the batik crafters Trusmi encountered "homework". According Katura, in Cirebon, there are two kinds of decorative batik, batik namely the coastal and the palace. Batik coast, the motive was more marked with pictures of flora and fauna, such as marine and terrestrial animals, fish, trees, leaves. Palace batik motive was likely in the form of ornaments in the form of rocks (rock), train lion barong, as the dragon, the park arum and chicken base. Batik ornamentation palace is divided into two types, the first that used the retainer or servants in the palace. Batik for retainer variety hiasnya strong and big. Second, that used the nobles hiasnya variety of fine and small. The colors of the original palace of Cirebon batik, colored generally Sogan, black, dark blue and yellow. Effect of culture and belief in Cirebon batik patterns and motifs, among which is symbolized on the plates and dishes selampad batik. Batik ornamentation on the composition of dishes inspired by Chinese porcelain wall hangings used Astana Gunung Jati and the palace. Chinese-style ornamentation is an accumulated effect of taste-batik masters of Chinese descent that time. China's output of batik masters are generally colored red, blue, green and white. That's a typical color of coastal batik.

Ornamentation is also adopted from the symbols related to the myth of history, like the decorative navel of the earth, which described a hole on the top of Gunung Jati where Islamic religious leaders and deliberation, the base of the mountain chicken or batik which became a symbol of religious broadcasting and the spread of Islam from the Hill Gunung Jati. Then arum sunyaragi Batik park symbolizing a fragrant garden where the king meditated to get closer to the Almighty Creator.