History of Batik Jogja
Traditional Batik art known since several centuries ago in the land of Java. If we trace the journey of batik in Java land development will not be separated from the development of batik art in Central Java. Jogja Batik is part of the development history of batik in Central Java who have experienced a mix several shades of other regions.
Travel Batik Yogya can not escape from the agreement Giyanti 1755. Once Mataram split into two, and Kraton Ngayogyakarta stands, clothing Mataram transported from Surakarta to Ngayogyakarta then Sri Susuhunan Pakubuwono II designing new clothes and traditional dress is different from the Surakarta Kraton Yogya fashion.
In the village Giyanti, negotiations took place. Which result, among others, the Regional or Area of Mataram was divided in two, one part under the rule of Sri Paduka Susuhunan PB II in Surakarta Sultanate, partly under the rule of Prince Mangkubumi Kanjeng that after crowned king.
All heirlooms and objects palace also halved. Clothing Mataraman taken to Yogyakarta, because Kangjeng Mangkubumi Prince who wishes to preserve it. Therefore, under the rule of Sri Paduka Surakarta Susuhunan PB III designing a new fashion and managed to make Traditional Clothing Keraton Surakarta as we see today.
Typical style batik of Yogyakarta, there are two kinds of background or base color fabric. White and Black. While color can be white batik (cloth color), dark blue-black and brown soga. Sered or edge of cloth, white, sought not to break so that possessed soga, either black or white background fabric. Variety first hiasnya Geometric: slash lerek or slope, or fried crosshairs and kawung, as well as matting and ornamental limaran.Ragam that are both non-geometric cement, lung-lungan and ornamental symbolic boketan.Ragam closely associated with Hindu philosophy Java (Ny.Nian S Jumena), among others: Sawat symbolizes the crown or the lord high, symbolizes the Meru mountain or the ground (earth), the Dragon symbolizes water, the bird symbolizes the wind or the world over, flame symbolizes the flame or geni.
Since the first existing ban fabric. Each sultan who reigned entitled to create new rules or prohibitions.
Finally, Sri Paduka Sultan HB VIII create new rules (revision) * in the chapter titled Pranatan namanipun peangangge Keprabon ing Ngayogyakarta Nagari, as published in the Rijksblad van Djokjakarta No. 19. th 1927, The meaning pangangge Keprabon (clothing Keprabon) are: kuluk (wangkidan), dodot / seam and bebet prajuritan, bebet nyamping (long cloth), pants sarta glisire (cindhe pants, velvet, silk, cotton and gelisirnya), an umbrella or Songsong.
