Batik Solo

Batik Solo
In some records, the development of batik is done at many times of the Mataram kingdom, then in the kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.
Solo has many typical batik patterns, such as Sidomukti and Sidoluruh. Some of the business is a famous batik Batik and Batik Keris Danarhadi. Batik trade center in this city located at Pasar Klewer.

Klewer Market is one market that is very well known batik in Indonesia. This is evidenced by the number of foreign and domestic tourists who visit for a look around and buy batik solo in Pasar Klewer. In addition Klewer Market is also one of the wholesale business centers of batik with a relatively cheap price. Apart from Kampung Batik Pasar Klewer Laweyan also includes a central Batik in Solo. Obviously this village to save a lot of history behind that became icons of Batik Solo.

Solo Batik processing possess a distinctive brownish color (Sogan) that fills the space free of color, different from Yogya style free space a brighter color. Elections tend to be dark colors, follow the trend of batik interior.

Batik Pekalongan

Pekalongan Batik
Pekalongan is known as one of the city with the characteristics of producing batik motifs characteristic flora, fauna, and some geometric, colorful, batik designs are not glued to the grip, as in batiks of Solo and Jogjakarta. Chinese cultural influences, Arabic, indo europe and how the natives find new ways to read the culture osmose produce advanced features of Pekalongan batik. In the book Batik Fabled Cloth Of Java, mentioned that batik has been developed in this region beginning in 1840, but this possibility could be earlier.