Mengungkap Pola Nitik Dalam Wastra Batik

Nitik is a decorative type of ceplokan composed of fine lines, small blocks, rectangles, and fine dots that at first glance resemble weaving. The nitik decoration is influenced by patola cloth, a double ikat weave made from silk from India. In the Javanese palace, this cloth is called cinde, it is a favorite cloth in the palace, worn by kings and nobles on special occasions, and also by bedaya ketawang dancers (a sacred bedaya dance in the palace). Because it is expensive and difficult to obtain, batik cloth is made with decorations that resemble patola.

This book was published in conjunction with the  exhibition “Mengungkap Pola Nitik Dalam Wastra Batik", which was organized in collaboration between the Jakarta Textile Museum and the Wastraprema Association in commemoration of its 37th anniversary. This exhibition presented a glimpse of the story of batik with various nitik decorations from three regions: Yogyakarta, Surakarta and Pekalongan. Profusely illustrated with beautiful images of batiks with various nitik decorations from the collection of 12 well-known Indonesian textiles collectors, this book is a very valuable reference.

Softcover

Book condition: Very Good. Light dust stain to inside of rear cover and top edge of page-block. Pages have minor age-toning. A very few minor internal spots but otherwise internally very clean

Dust jacket condition: No Jacket as issued

Authors: Sri Sintasari (Neneng) Iskandar, Benny Gratha

Dimensions: 21 x 21 cm

Print length: 108 pages

Language: Indonesian

Publication date: 2013

Publishers: Jakarta Textile Museum