Although no official records began to be known when the batik in Pekalongan, but according to estimates existing in Pekalongan batik circa 1800. In fact, according to data recorded at the Ministry, batik motif was created in 1802 as a small tree motif in the form of clothing material.
But the significant development expected to occur after a major war in 1825-1830 in the kingdom of Mataram are often referred to as the Diponegoro war or war of Java. With the onset of war is urging the royal family and his many followers who left the kingdom. They then spread towards the East and West. Later in the area - a new area that the family and followers develop batik.
To the east of Solo and Yogyakarta Batik batik patterns that have been perfected in Mojokerto and Tulungagung to spread to Gresik, Surabaya and Madura. Being developed batik to the West in Banyumas, Kebumen, Tegal, Cirebon and Pekalongan. Given this migration, the batik Pekalongan that have been there before growing.
Over time, Batik Pekalongan have evolved considerably in comparison with other regions. In this area batik evolves around coastal areas, namely in the area of the city and region Buaran Pekalongan, Pekajangan and Wonopringgo.
* Batik Pekalongan, between the Past and Present
BATIK Pekalongan be very distinctive because it relies entirely on hundreds of small entrepreneurs, rather than on a handful of entrepreneurs have capital. Since decades ago until now, most of batik production process is done in homes.
As a result, fused batik Pekalongan closely with community life which is now divided into two administrative regions, namely the City and Regency Pekalongan Pekalongan, Central Java. Batik is the breath daily life Pekalongan residents. He nourished people live and Pekalongan.
Nevertheless, similar to other small and medium enterprises in Indonesia, batik businesses are now facing a transition period. The development of an increasingly complex world and the emergence of new competing countries, like Vietnam, challenged the batik industry to quickly transform itself into a more modern direction.
Failed to pass through this transitional period, batik may only be remembered for generations to come through the history books.
At that time, the pattern of the batik artisan work is still greatly influenced the agricultural cycle. During the time of planting or harvesting rice, they are fully working in the fields. However, in between planting and harvest time, they work entirely as a handyman batik.
AGE has changed. Workers in Pekalongan batik is now no longer dominated by farmers. They came mostly from local young people who want to make a living. Their lives may be entirely dependent on the batik work.
What batik industry faces today is probably the same as the problems faced by other industries in Indonesia, especially those based on small and medium entrepreneurs.
The issue was, among other things, a decline in competitiveness as indicated by the product selling price higher than the selling price of similar products produced in other countries. In fact, quality products that dihasikan country better than any competitor product Indonesian businessmen.
The cause of these problems vary, ranging from low productivity and skills of workers, lack of initiative entrepreneurs to innovate products, to the old infrastructure supporting machinery production process.
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Hokokai Javanese batik. Made with techniques written in Java during the Japanese occupation (1942-1945). Was the length of the patterned fabrics in the morning / afternoon (two shades in one fabric) as the solution to shortage of raw material cotton fabric in those days. Another feature that is easily recognizable is the motive. Butterfly motif, chrysanthemums, and details that accumulate to make Batik Java Hokokai position glorious artwork.
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Pekalongan batik history started since the 1800s. Pekalongan batik began widely known and growing rapidly after the war in the land of Java, known as the Diponegoro war in 1825. The royal family and its followers to leave the kingdom. They then spread to Solo, Yogyakarta, perfecting the existence of style batik in Mojokerto and meyebar to Gresik, Surabaya and Madura. Besides growing in East Java, batik is also growing in West Java, as in Banyumas, Kebumen, Tegal, Cirebon and Pekalongan.
Pekalongan batik has a more rapid progression than the batik in other areas. The development motive colored by various nations, like China, Holland, India, Arab, Malay and Japanese. Culture and cap printing technique using wax dye batik on cloth called batik could not be separated from the influence of those countries.
Pekalongan batik is batik made in home made by small-scale batik crafters. Pekalongan batik an icon of a formidable work of art is always evolving and dynamic megikuti development era. Due to the length of the development of batik darisejarah reason, it is now known as the City of Pekalongan Batik
At night it candidate Midodareni pengantim Truntum women wear cloth. Motif fabric containing the philosophical meaning that the candidate is ready to be led to by both parents in particular, and in general by seven elders who also have been bathing him to set foot in facing the future life.
One meaning is also implicit in Truntum motive is for couples to follow the norms and values in life. And by following the norms and values and run the existing life then the bride and groom will light easily and live their lives.
At first the motive Truntum only worn by the bride's parents. But in the development Truntum batik motif is also charged by the prospective bride itself.
On this occasion usually is applied jarik with Grompol motif (motif small objects or motifs Nogosari (a fragrant flower motif.) motif that can be a symbol and hope for the bride and groom to be pure and clean and scent.
When both types of fabric are not owned, it can be replaced with other cloth meaningful positive, such as motive: Sidomukti, Sidoasih, Cement King, or Rama Cement Sidoluhur.
Baboon is the nickname for the adult hen. Angrem in the Indonesian language means of brooding. With through the stages of the ceremony is expected in the life of the baby in the future will have patience, as patience that has been shown by the hen was brooding its eggs. It is also hoped that the warmth and patience during the brooding hen chicken (eggs) to hatch their children can be dropped on the baby is still in the womb of the mother.
Use batik motifs that are still striking and is maintained during the ceremony Mitoni. Stages ceremony held at the time of pregnancy reaches the age of seven months. For ceremonial purposes Mitoni selected seven motif which, according to the philosophy of Java has a meaning and significance of positive and almost equal to the choice of traditional wedding ceremony.
In this case the selected sense and meaning is also associated with hope and good wishes poro elderly parents and the baby. It is expected that through the sense and meaning implicit in batik motif is used, the desire Poro Sepuh and Parents will materialize on the baby. For the purposes of this pouring ceremony jarit selected seven motifs from various motives. As such batik-batik:
1. Sido Luhur motif; 2. Sido Asih motif; 3. Cement motif; 4. Gondo Suli / Parang Kusumo
In Parang Kusumo motif contained a sense that a life must be based on the struggle and efforts to achieve physical and spiritual fragrance. This can be equated with the scent of a flower (kusuma). Also in the philosophy of Java.
A life in society most of all should we get is a personal fragrance without having to leave the norm-normadan prevailing values. It is difficult to be realized. But in general, the Javanese people hoping to take a life that is virtually perfect inner and outer accrued on the toil of personal behavior and good.
In Udhan lyrical motive there are many different types of motifs, such motifs with patroon geometric motifs included in the slope (the slope is the motive motive Parang patroon only between one another with no motive boundary). Everything is arranged side by side to form such as diagonal lines. In Udhan lyrical motifs can be arranged several motifs in parallel / berjejeran.
For example in Udhan lyrical motif on top is a composition consisting of the motif, Half Kawung, latticework, Sawut, Mlinjon, Tritis, which is set diagonally extending this means the wearer can safely hope for prosperous, resilient and have taken in fulfilling the obligation in their everyday lives.
Udhan this lyrical motif that have the same meaning with the rain drizzling for the world in brief Batik significantly cool the air / atmosphere and also symbolizes fertility. Batik is I received when grandparents visited the house to see great-'Birrutte' ailing hot.
When the grandparent directly provide Udhan lyrical motif with a message for diselimutkan to Birrutte body every time she hot. Either because the effect of meaning that is implied in the motif, or whether because his body had started well again, my child can indeed be recovered the next day. At least his body is not hot anymore. Also on another occasion when he got a fever Udhan lyrical motif fabric jarik always enveloped his body.
Udhan lyrical story about the motives and decrease heat Birrute after sleeping all night with it wrapped in cloth, I have to say on the college friend who has long lived in the Netherlands. When he heard this story he immediately commented: "Achhh, Geen kreeg hij niet door de Meer koorts betekenissen van de motifs maar door de soorten van de stof zelf. Katoene altijd een stof geef je op een koude effect lichaam. Daardoor ". (Ah, the lower a fever not because motif fabric, but because this type of fabric itself)
Achhhh, achhh .. At the time I just thought: "Achh, if he's right that Birrutte down the heat because of the type used katoen blanket, of course my grandparents do not have to give Udhan lyrical motifs. But he could give such a significant motive Parang Barong large sharp machete or provide other batik "... ....
Wouwwwww, obviously I'm happy that the grandparent has provided a sense of coolness to my child .... And I am glad that my friends can read about the story Baltyra meaning motives.
I still remember, long ago, on one vacation, I noticed that the oldest mbok from start to sit on the porch until almost home did not speak and do not eat or drink anything. Even when others were resting for lunch, I saw Mbok like being in a position to meditate, meditate. Sitting cross-legged with eyes closed and which, when seen at a glance as if cut off its relationship with the surrounding world. Batik Mbok like not hear anything around him.
I still remember when my grandmother saw mbok Batiek stare, he waved his hand, beckoned me to approach.
"Ora pareng ngrusuhi": The word grandparent's daughter, as he led me into the big house.
Later I had to understand that according to the story grandparent, Mbok was meditating to gain magical powers and motives that are sacred to dibatiknya. This usually meant that the wearer batik motifs described will get a pleasant and peaceful life and peace in the future.
As we know that every motive in the beginning dibatik, tailored to the position, the opportunity, the wearer. In its development has been a lot of batik motifs that can be freely we have. We can also see that in everyday life was every motive is only charged on occasion and sometimes reserved only for specific users. Batik motifs in its use can be found mainly in the opportunity that has to do with a traditional ceremony with the existing stage in life, such as for example in the ceremony, pregnancy, birth, marriage and the ceremony lelayu.
we know that there are many motives jarik klassik Java has a particular value of the magical and sacred. Two factors are at the beginning of construction can be supplied through several stages of the ceremony is conducted either by the Mbok and yu Batik motifs as well as by the creator itself.
The ceremony is of course very closely related to the flow Javanist. A stream which its adherents believe that behind their religion there are forces and other powers in this universe. With the stage lelaku guided by expert teachers, we can study it.
This Lelaku they embodied in the form of fasting and reducing themselves to consume food, beverages, and various other worldly pleasures. Even among them there is a reduce / quit bedtime. As is often done by most of our parents. And they also often meditated in the middle of the night. This would be done to obtain a «whisper» about the motives that would create.
Here I include a batik motif klassik: Flower Motif Kanthil. The name implies Kanthil Flowers: Flowers = flower; Kanthil = go, stuck, sticky. I get jarik with this motif of the grandparent. By wejangannya: "Tal dongaké Supoyo jejodhohanmu tetep lasting partner tetep kanthil lan. " (I still pray for your marriage lasting and remain faithful to your partner)
A batik cloth Flowers Kanthil / Boxwood pethak background, which patroonnya made by Old Man's daughter. Ineffable flower Kanthil / Boxwood that hand in hand / related to one another. Lots «cecek» smooth the Isen in «bloemblad» / tongue / petals.
On a very hot day batik fabric has been torn in half by my husband Ex. When I asked the reason why he tore my batik cloth, he simply replied: "Look for gloves do not exist. So want to use this batik cloth such as wearing gloves on a hot day. Darling stands. So cut it in half. Kan old cloth. "
I am very disappointed but did not react. Achhhh, achhhh ... Some time after tearing scenes of this batik cloth, then a separation between us. Whether this a coincidence or 'consumed' by the contents of the meaning of meaning Flower Kanthil which has been split into two.
Never implied idee to dial back. Unfortunately idee is incompatible with other idee whispers that reconnection only futile because of the implied meaning Toch had broken into two parts ..
Flowers batik cloth Kanthil depicted in the flow like fabric batik motif Parang. Oblique, and parallel in a position to plus minus 45 degrees. In use the Flower Kanthil should always ducked down, as seen in photos. This also means that even if the wearer sewangi and as beautiful as flowers bermekarannya Kanthil / Boxwood, but he must stay crouched / simple in their everyday lives.
It also gives the wearer a sense that the humble and familiar social ethics.
