History of batik Lasem 2

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According to the Lasem Chronicle written by Mpu Santri  Badra, the existence of batik in Lasem stems from the arrival of Admiral Cheng Ho in the year 1413 AD Cheng Ho's men named Bi Nang Un Lasem also settled in with his wife, Li Na Ni. Well, from the expertise of the hands of Li Na Ni is created by a variety of batik cloth that became the forerunner of the existence of batik Lasem.

Lasem's batik heyday occurred in
the 19th century. In those days, almost every person of Chinese descent into batik entrepreneurs. In their homes, batik produced. They recruit local people to become artisans.

Even more creative batik artisans create new motives. They respond to the situation. For instance, when Daendels employ people to make the highway, creating kricakan motif, or stone rupture motif.

However, the heyday began to fade in the era of the 1950s. Political conditions that are not in favor of the ethnic Chinese make a lot of batik entrepreneurs out of business. therefore, batik lasem motif also influenced by the art of painting chinese

Batik Lasem - The Motifs
Chinese cultural influence is evident in Hong bird motif, latticework, chrysanthemums, and liong. Motifs that were created by Na Li Ni and a very distinctive characteristic of batik Lasem and unique to the present.
Sam Pek Eng romance Tay, or the classic legend of the Affairs of China, also have become quite popular motif in batik Lasem.
In addition to these motives, there are some names Lasem famous batik motif, like motif Broken Stone, Dragon Kricak, Ceplok plate, Sekar Jagat, Kawung Lerek Sekar birds, as well as the Light of the Moon.
Batik Lasem also have the effect of Solo and Yogyakarta batik motif. Kawung and parang ornament often found in batik Lasem
The most prominent colors in batik Lasem and characteristic that is rarely found in batik from other regions is its color. Red, resembling the color of chicken blood.
In addition, the color of batik Lasem coast is dominated by distinctive color combination of red, yellow, blue, and green.
Batik technique
Using wax as a resist method of dyeing fabric is an ancient practice. Archaeological excavations in Egypt have found samples of linen covered with wax and patterned with a sharp tool used to wrap mummies from the 4th century BC. Evidence of wax-resist method of dyeing is found in China, India, Japan and West Africa from 6 and 7 century AD. History of batik production in Indonesia ahead of a written record of causing disagreement among historians about the exact origins of batik in Indonesia. One argument is that the wax-resist method was brought to Java by Hindu explorers in the 7th century AD. However, there is a tradition of batik in Indonesia is not directly affected by the Hindu religion such as Flores and Halmahera, suggesting that it evolved independently.
In Java, examples of highly complex patterns associated with batik has been found in carvings in the temple sculptures from the 13th century, suggests that such methods are common. Historians G.P. Rouffaer argue that these patterns can only be produced by a tool (or tjanting) canting: copper pipes to the rod of bamboo used in making batik. Batik fabric is described in the Malay history, a history of the kings in the Malay Archipelago, as far as the 17th century, and Dutch explorers in the same era were impressed by the '... fabric, highly decorated'. these techniques are that it is still used by batik artisans in Lasem.
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