DUTCH-INFLUENCED BATIK IN NORTH COAST JAVA

1840-1940

NORTH COAST OF JAVA

Cirebon Pekalongan Semarang

Traditional Division

1. Kepala (HEAD)2. Badan (BODY)3. Tumpal (triangle teeth shape)4. Papan ( board)5. Pinggir (edge)

What is BATIK BELANDA?

“ BATIK made by Indo-european manufacturesses adapting European Pattern and motifs that made to be sold for the INDO-EUROPEAN and european client”

NONNA

“MRS. VAN OUDIJK HAD GONE TO TAKE OFF HER THINGS AND

TO PUT ON SARUNG AND KABAAI FOR LUNCH”(THE SILENT FORCE, COUPEROUS)

The Economical Factor“ Source of income for European widow” “Form of emancipation for girls of marriageable age in European Communities”

The rising demands from Indo-European communities

Timeline

Influential BATIKKERIJS

C J Von Franquemont Eliza Van ZuylenSEMARANG PEKALONGAN

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L METZELAAR PEKALONGAN

Fairytale pattern

Batik Prankemon

(battle of lombok/ war of java)

( Bouquet)

VON FRANQUEMONT

Batik wayang

VON FRANQUEMONT

Lace Border

VON FRANQUEMONT

CHANGES IN DIVISION

L METZELAAR

Terang bulan “ was considered to be as form of coquettry”

EARLY VAN ZUYLEN “HALLMARKS ARE CLEAN BACKGROUND ACCENTUATED WITH SIMPLE

DIAGONAL LINE”

BUKETAN

E. V. ZUYLEN

MIRROR

THIS DESIGN IS STILL KNOWN TODAY AS BATIK “Pansellen”

E. V. ZUYLEN

PAGI SORE “are among the most expensive kains, clearly not made for the less

well off”

E VAN ZUYLEN

SYNTHETIC DYES

E. VAN ZUYLEN

SIGNATURES

Status symbols

“It was customary during a visit, the woman guest would be shown the

cabinet where the sarong lay folded.”

“the name of the batik manufacturer are mentioned and the signature on the sarong were

shown”

SERial NumBEr

“from 1937, all pattern got a number andThis was applied directly with the canting

on batik “

Kedungwuni competitor

Chinese Forgeries“M.d van zuylen “ Model Dari Van Zuylen

MD. E. v. Zeylen, Mb pansellen, VAN ZIELEN PEKALONGAN

E.V ZIJLEN....ETC

AFTER 1912. ON SIGNED BATIK FROM CHINESE BATIK MANUFACTORIES

OFTEN APPEARS“DILARANG MENIROE”,AUTHOR LAW 1912”(FORBIDDEN TO COPY, COPYRIGHT 1912)

After 1940, van zuylen dropped the signature and only use the serial number

The Decline

World War I (1914-1918)

After 1920, the pattern on the Batik become more simple

“MODERN LOOK”

THE DECLINE OF BATIK BELANDA

JAPANESE OCCUPATION

FIN