Development of Batik in Indonesia

History of pembatikan in indonesia related to the development of the Majapahit Kingdom and Kingdom afterwards. In some accounts, the development of many batik is done at the time of the Mataram Kingdom, then in the Kingdom of Solo and Yogyakarta.

The art of batik is the art of drawing on top of fabric for clothing that became one of the family culture of Indonesian statuary. Originally limited to work done in batik in the Palace alone and the results for clothing of the King and family and followers. Therefore many of the King's followers who live outside the Palace, then the art of batik is carried by them out of the Palace and carried out his place respectively.

In its development slowly batik art imitated by the people closest to you and further extends to the work of the women in his household to fill his spare time. Furthermore, batik, who had only the clothes the family court, then became a popular folk pakain, both women and men.

White cloth materials used at that time was the result of homespun. Is the coloring materials used consist of herbs native to Indonesia made themselves among other things of: noni tree, tall, soga, Indigo, and sodanya made from soda ash, as well as salts are made from mud.

So this batik in Indonesia has been known since the time of Majapahit Kingdom and continued to flourish until the next Empire. As for the start of widespread art of batik.