Not in any country that has a wealth of design motifs in batik as owned by the Indonesian people. Very proud that we all are, in each region has a design and motifs typical for the naming pattern that uses the language of their respective regions. For example, batik motif of a Door Aceh Aceh, Cakra Doenya, Bungong Jeumpa. Of Riau Ducks Home Evening, Kuntum Bersanding, Clouds Larat and the Veil. Batik from Java, including Jelaprang (Pekalongan), Sida Mukti, Sida Luhur (Solo), PATRAN Keris, Paksinaga Liman, plane Penganten (Cirebon), etc..
To find out about the wealth of evidence of the many design motifs Indonesian batik is the simplest example can be seen in the area of West Java, in this area are dozens of such centers of batik from the East there wilyah Cirebon, a region north of Indramayu, and then toward the west and South there Ciamis District, County and City of Tasikmalaya, Garut regency. Although still in one province and the same cultures (Sundanese culture), but we can see the differences and variety of decorative motifs of batik much different from one district to another district. As in the Cirebon area in Indramayu character and motives of different designs, even more so between Cirebon and Garut district has a different motif, pattern and decoration, a very significant difference. The difference was influenced by the cultures and levels of expertise of the craftsmen batik. The materials used to make batik as well relative canting of the form, shape and type of wax seal. But when the production process, sometimes running water element soil conditions with high pH different coloring may affect final results. Similarly, the nature of patience and perseverance batik producers in each region, will also be able to affect the quality of the resulting end of batik.
Region of Cirebon batik production centers located in the village of Cirebon Plered Trusmi supposedly located outside the city of Cirebon far as 4 km to the west or toward the direction of Bandung. In Trusmi and surrounding villages there are more than 1000 workers or batik craftsmen. Batik labor comes from several areas around the village Trusmi, such as from the village Gamel, Kaliwulu, Wotgali and Kalitengah.
In general, Cirebon batik including batik Pesisiran into groups, but also some batik Cirebon batik belonging to the palace. This is because of Cirebon has two palaces and the royal palace Kasepuhan Keratonan Kanoman, supposedly based on the history of these two palaces come some cirebonan Classical batik designs which until now was done by some rural communities such as motive Trusmi Mega Overcast, Paksinaga Liman, PATRAN Keris , PATRAN Kangkung, Lion Umbrella, Lion Barong, Banjar Balong, Chicken Alas, plane Penganten, Katewono, Mount Giwur, SIMBAR Richards, SIMBAR Kendo and others.
Some important things that can be advantages or also a characteristic possessed by batik Cirebon is as follows:
a. Batik design nuanced cirebonan traditional classical in general always includes motive wadasan (rock) to parts of the specific motives. Besides, there are also elements of decoration shaped cloud (cloud) in sections tailored to the main motive.
b. Cirebonan classical batik traditionally been characterized by a color in the background (base fabric) younger than the color line at the main motive.
c. The background or base of clean cloth is usually visible from the black stains or colors that are not desired in the manufacturing process. Black stain and can be caused by the use of batik wax broken, so that the dye coloring process that does not permeate the fabric desired.
d. The lines in batik motifs cirebonan using a single line and thin (small) approximately 0.5 mm with the color of the older lines compared with the background color. This is because the process of batik Cirebon superior closure (blocking area) by using special canting closure process, using a canting wall and bleber (made of bamboo sticks on the top part were given pieces of cotton yarn is thick and entered on one end of bamboo poles).
e. The dominant colors of traditional batik classic cirebonan usually have a yellow color (Sogan scrub), basic colors, black and cream, or dark red, dark blue, black cloth with a base color of ivory cream or white.
f. Batik cirebonan tend to choose some of the background fabric is left blank, without decoration, filled with earth fault or rentesan shaped (shaped decoration ganggeng plants). Form of decoration or rentesan earth fault is usually used by batik-batik from Pekalongan.
Still with batik cirebonan, but have different characteristics with the previously Pesisiran cirebonan batik groups. Batik cirebonan Pesisiran strongly influenced by the character of the community in general pesisiran who has the soul open and receptive to foreign cultural influences. Developments in the present, the coloring is owned by the batik cirebonan more colorful and use elements of the lighter colors and brighter, and has a form of decoration that is free to integrate its animals and flora forms a diverse way.
In the area around the port are many foreigners that visit, anchored to place different ethnic marriages (assimilation), the batik cirebonan Pesisiran more likely to receive external cultural influences brought by immigrants. Cirebon batik so this one is more likely to meet or follow consumer tastes from various regions (more to the fulfillment of trade commodities and komersialitas), so that the colors of batik Pesisiran cirebonan more attractive by using lots of color. Cirebonan batik production today consists of Batik Tulis, batik batik Cap and seal combination of writing. In the year 1990 - 2000 there were some people cirebonan craftsmen producing batik cloth batik printing techniques cirebonan by hand (hand printing), but recent screening techniques endangered hand, due to competition from machine-screening techniques are owned by companies that more big. Batik Trusmi growth appears to move quickly beginning in 2000, this can be seen from the emerging-showroom batik showrooms around the main village road and Panembahan Trusmi. Trusmi batik showroom owner almost entirely owned by the original Trusmi although there are one or two are owned by the owners of capital from outside Trusmi.
