Batik Cotton Sarong Fabric Handmade Indonesian outlet Batik Kain Tulis from Pekalongan Indonesia Batik Hand Drawn

outlet A quality, old, hand made Batik from Pekalongan in Central Java. Tulis is the Indonesian word used to describe a batik that is totally handmade by "kanting" (pouring) the wax onto the material. It is not made by stamp or by mechanically printing onto the material. This is the traditional and most labour intensive way of making a batik.

Pekalongan is a famous batik centre on the north coast of Java where the Chinese first introduced synthetic dyes and floral motifs. This batik has a very dark blue (almost black) background with the traditional 4 peacock design in brown, dark blue and cream/white. It is in very good condition on good strong, soft cotton.

A Kain is a piece of material about 2 or a bit more metres in length. This one is 105cm high by 240cm long.

A superb example of Indonesian batik.