Minggu, 03 Maret 2013

History Batik Cirebon

Who does not know batik? One city is famous for batik Cirebon. History in Cirebon Batik closely associated with the process of assimilation or cultural exchange and religious traditions. It happened since Sunan Gunung Jati spread Islam in Cirebon in the 16th century.
According to the culture, history began when the Cirebon Batik Muara Port Teak (now called Cirebon) made a stop foreign traders like from China, Arabia, Persia and India. The entry of foreign traders is then created assimilation and acculturation diverse cultures and make lots of new traditions such as batik Cirebon.
In Cirebon Batik are coastal, and Batik Batik Keratonan Trusmi. Fabric colors are bright and cheerful outline, red, pink, sky blue, pale green. Traditional batik colors centered on three colors: beige, black, and brown.
Batik Keratonan soga usually brown or golden. Batik palace influenced by Hinduism and Islam. His motives tend to form stones (Wadas), trains barong lion, dragon Seba, spun and woven garden pedestal. Keratonan Batik Motifs can also be referred to as algae.
Coastal Batik influenced by Chinese culture. Motive freer, symbolizing egalitarian life of coastal communities. Motive is characterized by images of flora and fauna such as marine and land animals, fish, trees, leaves leaves. Coastal Batik: Batik bethetan Kedung Wuni Pekalongan, Motif Gloves Cirebonan, Bethetan Demak.
Batik Trusmi born of the work of a Muslim cleric, Ki Buyut Trusmi. Originally Ki Buyut Trusmi together Sunan Gunung Jati, spreading Islam in the region Trusmi village. While he also taught religion teaches batik skills to the locals, so the village is famous Trusmi Kampung Batik.
Two motive Cirebon is famous lion pattern Wadas and Mega Chance. Wadas lion motif is the official mode of Cirebon sultanate (Kasepuhan) the overall shape of the palace Kasepuhan Singa Barong. This motif is thick with brown, black and beige.
Motif Mega Chance that does not exist in other areas, namely cloud-shaped motif lumpy which usually forms a frame on the main picture. This motif influenced by the palace-palace in Cirebon. This motif is rich in red, blue, violet, and gold.
Cirebon batik motifs other: seashell motif murek, mountains, teak garden Terate, chicken base, patran kale, puppet katura, the ship ran aground, antares, story banner, Company, gewor arches, flower pedestal, lung Kasunanan flower, dragon Seba, Rajeg Wesi, peksi dragon liman, simbar deer, arum Sunyaragi garden, garden sari kasepuhan, puppet Masina.