Batik Cirebon by pak Katura

Pak Katura, is one of prominent batik maestros from Cirebon. He has created various number of remarkable batik pieces. Most of the batik produced by pak Katura were collected by batik lovers in Indonesia and other parts of the world.

Batik by pak Katura is easily recognized from its meticulous and fine craftsmanship on the making that make the batik design appears as a beautiful pieces. Many of the batik designs are from the Cirebon classics yet there are also designs developed from the old time batik of the north coastal area in Java. To make his batik perfect, pak Katura always finish them in two sided hand drawn batik, as such it needs a doubled timing in completing the batik compare to the one sided hand drawn batik. That what makes batik by pak Katura are valuable ones.

This old style of "Batik Belanda" or Dutch influenced batik style, is one example of pak Katura's batik, depicts wonderfully various images representing events during the colonial era in Indonesia. The soldiers, trains, aircraft and boats are the main focus of the batik and drawn on the "bangbironjo" or red, blue and green color combination. It may look simple yet a very high skilled craftsmanship were involved to make this one a masterpiece.

(WBN)