Buketan Batik Pekalongan origin with European influence design

In the second half of the 19th century emerged as the center of Pekalongan is the most important production of batik European and Indo-European, known as batik Netherlands. There are a number of important changes that are initiated by the designers that resulted in new unique design format of Pekalongan, buketan-large and complex bouquet of flowers from Europe comes the flowers in the Body (the body or main areas of batik cloth) and for one, a flower Head Surung.Design of the bouquet (buketan), has been celebrated as typical batik Pasisirakal ever. Around 1900, the design of a large bouquet of flowers surrounded by butterflies and birds are often depicted on a plain background. This style becomes fashion is most important for European and Indo-European. This is the work of batik tulis outstanding craftsmanship displays a surprising palette of up to seven colors and cant work very fine detail. The works are greatly appreciated by the rich and have a link the Netherlands communicated that way.

In 1845 the first European batik workshop opened by Carolina von Franquemont, at the age of 23. His Workshop is on the slopes of the volcanic Mount Ungaran, near Semarang Ungaran River.

In the 1870s when the colonial economy became accessible to non-government commercial initiatives, the Netherlands and other Indo-European batik workshops followed.

                                

Indo-European highly successful designer in Pekalongan including Metzelaar Lien, AJF Jans and the van is best known and most influential works, Zuylen from late 19th century until 1940s. the practice of signing of batik into vogue among Indo-Europeans during the 1860s in Pekalongan. signature shows the origin of the workshop and emphasized the quality and originality of the work.