Batik Cirebon Or Cirebon Batik Traditional Classic And Modern Design

In general, Cirebon batik including batik into a coastal group. But also some batik Cirebon Keraton included in the group. This is because in Cirebon has two palaces and the royal palace that is Keratonan Kasepuhan Kanoman, supposedly based on the history of these two palaces appeared several designs such as batik Cirebon Classical motifs Mega Clouds, Paksinaga Liman, Patran Keris, Lion Umbrella, Singa Barong, Banjar Balong, Alas chicken and others.


Some important things that can be advantages (typical) compared to the production of batik Cirebon batik from other regions are as follows

   1. Batik Cirebonan to traditional classic designs usually always includes wadasan motif (rock) on the part of certain motifs. Besides, there is a cloud-shaped decorative element (mega) on the parts that are adjusted with its main motif.
 
2. Cirebonan batik traditional / classic is always characterized by the background (base fabric) colored younger than the color line the main motive
 
3. Part background / base cloth is usually cleaner than the black stains or colors that are not desired due to the use of broken candles so that the coloring process resulted in unwanted dye attached to the fabric.
 
4. The lines in batik motif Cirebonan using a single line and thin (small) approximately 0.5 mm with color lines older than the color of the background. This is because in the process of batik Cirebon excel in the closure (blocking area) by using a special canting (canting walls and bleber).
 
5. The colors are usually the dominant classical batik Cirebonan yellow, black (Sogan rubbing) and a cream base color, some dark red, blue, black base color with beige or ivory white fabric.

The five traits are the hallmarks of technical terms Cirebonan batik classic / traditional. As with the group that included Cirebonan batik batik coastal group. Character Cirebonan coastal batik as influenced by the character of coastal community residents who generally have a soul open and receptive to foreign influences. The area around the port is usually a lot of strangers stopped, anchored to happen other ethnic marriages (assimilation) so Cirebonan coastal batik is more likely to accept outside influences.

Batik Cirebon more likely to meet or follow consumer tastes from various regions (rather the fulfillment of commodity trade and commerciality), so the colors more attractive coastal batik Cirebonan using many colors.

Cirebonan batik production at present consists of Write batik, batik batik Cap and write the combination cap. In the year 1990 - 2000 there are some people who produce batik Cirebonan Cirebon batik fabric with hand screen printing techniques (hand printing), but lately the hand silk-screening technique is almost extinct, due to losing everything by the technique of screen printing machines owned by companies that more large.

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