Batik: From the Courts of Java and Sumatra. Rudolf G. Smend

      

      batik

       From the Courts of Java and Sumatra

      Rudolf G. Smend Collection

      Contributors

       Donald J. Harper

       Brigitte Khan Majlis

       Rudolf G. Smend

       Harmen C. Veldhuisen

       Peter Wenger

      Historical Photos

       Leo Haks

      Anonymous 1934. Princes holding high positions at the palace of Yogyakarta. Raden Ario Djajanagoro (4th from left) Suryabrongta brother of Hamengku Buwono IX (fifth from left). Collection Leo Haks Amsterdam.

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      Editor's Note

      Asterisks (*) against Batik Plate numbers indicate that further details about the textiles appear in "Notes on the Collection," pp. 83-85.

      Photo Credits

      Brian Brake (t) Auckland New Zealand: Batik Plates 8 23 32 33 34 35 38 40 41 45 51 54 60 61 62 66 69; Jo Firmenich Köln: Batik Plate 36; Anne Gold Aachen: Batik Plate 64; Bernhard Schaub Köln: Batik Plates 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 37 39 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71.

      Riechan 1930. R. A. A. Soedoro-Soero Regent of Pemalang and his wife. Their dress imitates court style though the Regent's dodot is not draped in the traditional way. Collection Leo Haks Amsterdam.

      Contents

       Preface

      Rudolf G. Smend

       Javanese Batik: An Introduction

      Brigitte Khan Majlis

       The Collection

       Central Java / The Classical Style

       North Coast / The Pasisir Style

       Sumatra / Sumatran and Export Styles

       Peranakan Batik / Straits Chinese Batik

       Collecting Batik in Java

      Donald J. Harper

       A Journey to Yogyakarta

      Peter Wenger

       Notes on the Collection

      Harmen C. Veldhuisen

       Glossary

       Acknowledgements

      Rudolf G. Smend

       Select Bibliography

       Contributors

      Tassilo Adam or Chenan (Yogyakarta) 1923 or 1926. A Javanese prince from the Court of Yogyakarta dressed for a wayang wong performance. He is wearing a combination of imported double silk ikat and locally made batik. Collection Leo Haks Amsterdam.

      Preface

      Every textile collection every catalog and every exhibition has its own story. It is a story of people who have been helpful of people who share the same interests the same curiosity about faraway countries the same passion for textiles as well as the same concern for the preservation of textiles.

      Who has inspired me most to put together the mosaic of my precious batik collection? Should I be more grateful to the specialist authors on batik or to the designers? Does Sir Stamford Raffles or J. A. Loeber deserve more thanks than Eliza van Zuylen or Lien Metzelaar? Do I owe more to the stubborn antique dealers on Jalan Surabaya in Jakarta than to the women patiently selling batik at