Batik Pekalongan

Pekalongan Batik Batik is often categorized as Coastal, which in the development of motifs, colors and batik patterns are influenced by the culture of some countries in the past such as the State of China, India to the European Countries.

European cultural influences and other foreign nations who came to Indonesia usually come in from the coast of Indonesia. One of the coastal areas of Indonesia is rich acculturation is Pekalongan, Central Java.

As the city was dubbed the "City of Batik", Pekalongan has considerable potential as a producer of batik is spread throughout the archipelago. Pekalongan batik area includes all cities and villages in the district Pekalongan. Each region has its own peculiarities oriented market segments. Decorative batik diverse Pekalongan generally follow market demand. Pekalongan batik is not just a decorative take as a starting point the development of new designs but do business efficiency, and even repairs. Enterprises efficiency achieved by canting the larger shape and wrapped usar, and the use of tonyok (sort of brush tool to cover the fabric with wax), which is rarely done by other batik. While the repairs done by Isen, Isen memperluwes shredded (for stuffing batik motif) and increase range of Isen, Isen.

Prominent features in Pekalongan batik is the decoration that is always successive, dynamic and follow market developments, as well as the color layout. Various staining techniques were introduced as techniques coletan, made, light of, coloring radioan, formica and other development dyes such as naphtol, indigosol, base paint, paint ergan, paint rapid and reactive paint. Findings tekik staining technique developed by crossing a variety of chemical elements, to obtain staining reaction more efficient, diverse and new. Motif that is common and public interest was such as floral motifs buketan, blushes, kawung, wit, slope, Jlamprang and others.

With bright colors that characterizes Pekalongan batik. Pekalongan batik is a Dutch began growing strongly influenced by European culture at the time.