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The development of Batik in Indonesia

The development of Batik in Indonesia

The history of batik in Indonesia related to the development of the Majapahit kingdom and the kingdom afterwards. In some records, development of batik is mostly done during the dark days of the Mataram kingdom, then in the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.

Batik art is the art of drawing on the fabric for clothing that becomes one of the family culture Indonesian kings of old. Batik initially worked in the palace just limited to clothing and the result was the king and family and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was brought by those outside the palace and was done in place of each.

In the development of batik art was gradually imitated by the people nearest and subsequently expanded into the work of women in the household to fill his spare time. Furthermore, batik clothing was only the royal family, then became a popular folk clothes, both women and men.

* Development of Regional Batik

# Banyumas

The development of batik in Banyumas centered in the area Sokaraja brought by the followers of Prince Diponegero after wide-inya war in 1830, their most-ap menet Banyumas region. Followers of the famous time was Najendra and he developed a dye batik in Sokaraja. Materials used mori homespun results and medications used pewama tom trees, mulberry trees and the pace that gives the red color of yellow artificiality.

Long batik gradually spread to the people Sokaraja and at the end of XIX century are directly related to region Solo batik and Ponorogo. Areas in Banyumas batik had been known since before the motif and color in particular and is now called batik Banyumas. After world war unity of batik is also done by the Chinese began their trade as well as batik material.

# Ciamis

Batik was known in Ciamis about XIX century after the completion of the Diponegoro war, where followers of Diponegoro, many who left Yogyakarta, heading south. Some regions have settled there Banyumas and some who continued the journey to the south and settled in Ciamis and Tasikmalaya now. They migrate with keluargany a new place and settle into the population and continue to live and work procedures. Some of them were experts in the craft of batik as household work for women. Eventually, this work could be developed on the surrounding residents due to the daily interactions or family relationship. The materials used for self-woven fabric and paint materials made from trees such as mulberry, tom tree, and so forth.

# Batik in Jakarta

Batik in Jakarta is known and the development along with other areas of batik is approximately the end of XIX century. Batik was brought by immigrants, immigrants from Central Java, and they reside mostly batik-regional area. Local batik spread, known in Jakarta near the Tanah Abang, namely: Rubber, Dam Ilir and hicks, Kebayoran Lama, and regional and Mampang Prapatan Tevet.

Jakarta since the era before the First World War has become a center of trade between regions of Indonesia with its ports Fish Market now. After the First World War finished, where the process began to be known batik cap, batik production increases and the merchants of batik look for new marketing areas. Regional markets for textile and batik in Jakarta which is famous for: Tanah Abang, Jakarta Jatinegara and the City, the Tanah Abang Market is the largest since the first until now. Batik-batik production district of Solo, Yogya, Banyumas, Ponorogo, Tulungagung, Pekalongan, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis and Cirebon and other areas, meet at the Tanah Abang Market, and from here the new post-local regions outside Java. Batik merchants is that many Chinese and Arab nations, the Indonesian nation and a bit small.

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