BATIK IN INDONESIA

Batik Laweyan

Laweyen is one of the central Batik in Solo. This village was of course there are a lot of history left in this and become kapung icon Batik Solo


History of batik in Indonesia are closely related with the development and spread of the Majapahit kingdom in the land of Islam Java. In some records, the development of batik is often committed in times of Mataram kingdom, then in the work of Solo and Yogyakarta.

So this batik art in Indonesia has been known since the time of Majapahit jobs and growing the kingdom and the subsequent kings. The start spreading this batik art belongs to the people of Indonesia and Java in particular tribe is after the end of the eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. Produced batik batik is all until the early twentieth century and printed batik is known only after the world war unity out or around the year 1920. The connection with the spread of Islamic teachings. Many areas in central Java is perbatikan areas Batik students and later became a tool of economic perjaungan by pedangan figures Muslims against the Dutch economy.

Art is the art of batik on fabric image for clothing that became one culture keluaga Indonesian kings of old. Batik initially done only in a limited course and outcome palace for the king and the family clothing and his followers. Because many of the followers of the king who lived outside the palace, the art of batik was taken by them out of court and be done in place of each.

Long batik art was imitated by the people nearest and further extends to the work of women in the household to fill his spare time. Furthermore, batik clothing was just a family court, then became a popular folk clothes, both women and men. White fabric that is used when it is woven themselves.

Materials were used consists dyes from native plants homemade Indonesia among others, from: mengkudu tree, tall, Soga, indigo, and flat materials made from soda ash, as well as salts made from tanahlumpur.

Batik has become the kingdom Majahit culture, can be traced in the Mojokerto and Tulung Agung. Mojoketo are areas closely associated with the Majapahit kingdom during the first and the origin of the name have anything to do with Majokerto Majapahit. Relation to the development of original batik developed in Tulung Majapahit Agung is the history of batik development of this area, can be extracted from the legacy of Majapahit Kingdom era. At that time the majority of Tulungagung area consists of swamps in the history of the area known as Bonorowo, which at the time bekembangnya M
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ajapahit area controlled by a Duke benama Kalang, and will not submit to the Majapahit kingdom.

Told that the police action carried out by Majapahati, Duke Kalang who died in fighting around the village reportedly said that now the Kalangbret. Thus the officers and soldiers of the Majapahit kingdom keluara settled and living area or the current Bonorowo named Tulungagung among others also carry original art to make batik.

Regional batik is now at Mojokerto in Kwali, Mojosari, Betero and Sidomulyo. Outside the Mojokerto regency was in Jombang. In the late nineteenth century, there are some known batik in Mojokerto, the materials used at that time white cloth woven themselves and batik drugs from Jambal Soga, mengkudu, indigo tom, height and so on.

Drugs known abroad only after the world war unity sold by Chinese traders in Mojokerto. Printed batik is known along with the entry of drugs from abroad batik. Cap made in Bangil and batik entrepreneurs can afford market Mojokerto Porong Sidoarjo, Porong market before the economic crisis the world is known as a bustling market, where the results of batik production and Jetis Sidoarjo Kedungcangkring sold. When the economic crisis, batik entrepreneurs come Mojoketo paralyzed, because most entrepreneurs small business. After the crisis recur batik activities until the Japanese came into Indonesia, and the time of the Japanese occupation batik activities paralyzed again. Batik activity appears again after the revolution which has become a regional Mojokerto occupation.

Characteristic of batik Kalangbret of Mojokerto is almost equal to the output of batik-batik of Yogyakarta, which is essentially coraknya white and brown color and dark blue. Which is known since more than a century ago where batik didesa Majan and Simo. The village also has a history as a relic from the time of Prince Diponegoro war in 1825.

Although known since ancient batik but Majapahait batik development began to spread rapidly since the area of Central Java Surakarta and Yogyakata, in the era of the kingdom in this region. It seems that the development of batik in Mojokerto and subsequent Supreme Tulung more dipenagruhi pattern Solo and Yogyakarta batik.

In the wake of clash between the Dutch colonial army troops prince Diponegoro then some of the troops withdrew Kyai Mojo towards the east and until now called Majan. Since the Dutch colonial era to the era of independence this status Majan village village Merdikan (Special Region), and the village head of a priest whose status Uirun-temurun.Pembuatan batik is an instinct Majan (heritage) of the art of making batik Diponegoro war era.

Color babaran Majan and Simo batik is unique because of the color red babarannya (from skin mengkudu) and other colors of the tom. As batik Setra famous since ancient times Sembung rural areas also, the batik entrepreneurs mostly from Sala who came in Tulungagung in the late nineteenth century. Only now there are still some families who batik from Sala Sembung settled areas. Apart from the places where there are also areas tesebut batik in Trenggalek and also some in Kediri, but the nature of some of the batik craft and household babarannya batik.