Batik of Cirebon, as Human Heritage for Oral Culture and Nonbendawi

Before recognizing batik of Cirebon, we have to know a few/little history about batik. Batik alone initially grow and expand in Java, especially East Java area and Central Java. At the time of monarchic epoch of Sriwijaya and also empire of Majapahit, batik clothes become social class individuality in society. Usually batik clothes used by king, nob and all its family 

 If us analyze farther, what such in fact with batik? According to coming  from he/she said coming from Javanese, batik word consist of two word, that is dot and amba. Word " amba" can be interpreted " writing" or is " wide", while " dot" meaning " dot". For that, batik can be interpreted as " writing dots above wide something that 

Pursuant to research and story all of history, batik there have in pre history epoch. But of course differ from existing batik in this time. That moment batik only in the form of article motif or painting. used media even also non from cloth, however made above palm leaf, stone, and wood.

At the time known as period " pre batik " because still untapped above cloth. In the end, moment enter history epoch, and human being recognize cloth, when that's batik start to expand till to some area of is including Cirebon, is till recognized by Batik of Cirebon like in this time.

Along growth of epoch, with making of batik at a lef of cloth, hence batik can be interpreted as a way of to make suiting. Batik here relate to two matter, that is technique in colouring cloth use night to prevent coloration some of cloth. batik of Cirebon is even also hit by same thing

The technique known as dyeing wax-resist. Other congeniality is batik as made clothes by using technique of wax-resist dyeing, included in usage of certain motifs which have individuality. The technique also go into effect at batik of cirebon.

Batik that after the time/date of up to now experience of covering ground in its growth, and experience of various problems, till struggling of[is ownership of with with Malaysia, finally the  2 October 2009, specified as Human Heritage for Oral Culture and Nonbendawi ( Masterpieces Of Oral Intangible Heritage Humanity of and the) by UNESCO. Including this Batik of Cirebon.

History Batik of Cirebon

Batik of Cirebon alone start to expand at 16th century, when Sunan Gunung Jati spreading of Islamic Religion in Cirebon. Cirebon which so called at the time Port of  Muara Jati (Estuary Teak);  Core become sojourn by some merchant coming from various place, good of Javanese merchant, and also foreign merchant like India, Persian, Chinese and Arab 

Of their socialization and transfer of  goods, hence happened by process transfer of culture of  is so-called as assimilation. That assimilation also get influence of Islam teaching, so that form new culture very is drawing, and created [by] Batik of Cirebon which motif and pattern different from batik of jawa in general.

One of [the] Batik Cirebon which born at that peteriode is batik of cirebon masterpiece of Ki Buyut Trusmi. As one of [the] prominent Islam, Ki Buyut Trusmi also have role in assisting Sunan Gunung Jati to propagate Islamic Religion teaching [in] countryside of Trusmi. Ki Buyut Trusmi very skillful in batik

For fluent process approach to all resident, he teach local resident is]way of sewing. It is of course this resident antusiasme make countryside of Trusmi as batik sentra of Cirebon [in] Port of  Muara  Jati and become famous as " batik kampong" till in this time 

Batik of Cirebon recognized also as coastal area batik. As seaboard with acculturation and assimilation from various culture, making batik of Cirebon this is very differing to differ from batik in other area. It is of course that thing is resulted the existence of influence of character all its resident 

Usually, resident of north coastal coastal area of Java have open character and also is not difficult in accepting foreign influence. As port area, have very inveterate if area which is  often called on foreign merchant, finally cause the existence of nuptials between original citizen and  immigrant , so that influence from outside this is very jell to be accepted. That thing also can perceive from batik colours of cirebon more of atraktif and have many colour and also pattern.