Author: Fiona Kerlogue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500284773
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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A comprehensive and richly illustrated survey of batik, a glorious textile art and popular Indonesian cloth.

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Publisher:
ISBN: 9789810544478
Category : Batik
Languages : en
Pages : 175

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Author: Lu Pu
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154130
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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Rich in tradition and history, the art of batik has been a deeply integrated facet of Chinese folk art for over 2,000 years. Using molten beeswax, skilled artisans paint patterns onto white cloth, which is then dipped into indigo dye. When the wax is removed with boiling water, unique designs of great harmony and beauty remain. The themes depicted in batik decoration have a strong native flavor, and are distinctive of the Chinese provinces and districts where they were created. In Huangping, mountains, trees, and birds are represented. In the Miao district, the concentration is on flowers and butterflies, while in the Yunnan Province, designs of peacocks, monkeys, and elephants abound. In this stunning pictorial archive, more than 110 authentic designs have been carefully reproduced from a rare, early collection of batik art. Collected from the remote areas of China's southwestern provinces, each decorative pattern is rich in beauty and meaning. This royalty-free volume will be an invaluable resource for artists, designers, craftspeople, and any lover of traditional Chinese folk art.

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ISBN:
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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"With this issue Field Museum of Natural History inaugurates a new series of publications calculated to render accessible in convenient form primitive and oriental designs from material in the Museum collections ... The series will mainly consist of collections of designs accompanied by one or two pages of explanatory text, but without scientific discussion." -- No. 1, t.p

Author: Michael Hitchcock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351954229
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 361

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The word ’batik’ is possibly of Malay origin from the word ’tik’ meaning ’to drip’ or ’to drop.’ The term is applied to a resist dye technique invented independently in locations as diverse as Ancient Egypt, Japan and Turkestan. Batik is a remarkably flexible textile technique and is suited to small-scale methods of production, but demand from the fashion and tourism industries is increasing. This volume brings together the experiences and concerns of the international community of batik producers. It gives voice to their suggestions for ensuring that the producers of this traditional craft are integrated into its increasingly global production rather than excluded from it. Building on the work of batik designers and producers the book discusses the emergence of a global craft consciousness. Batik producers report on innovative measures taken both individually and collectively to hold their market position while commercial producers frequently annex and mass-produce traditional batik design. The book concludes with a discussion of marketing and production innovations and tourism which enable the producers of batik to maintain the integrity of their designs whilst harnessing the benefits of new commercial forms.

Author: Cheryl Rezendes
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 1603428119
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Presents step-by-step instructions for creating surface designs on fabric using textile paints and printing ink, and includes tips on such techniques as stamping, silkscreen, image transfer, marbling, and Japanese shibori.

Author: Nancy Belfer
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Author: Pepin van Roojen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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This book traces the origins and development of the motifs and patterns used in the design of batik, illustrated with a large selection of masterpieces from some of the foremost textile collections in the world. The text provides an account of the cultural history of the Malay world to put the subject into a broader perspective. Furthermore, attention is given to batik technique, the traditional use of batik textiles, and to its occasional incorporation into modern fashion design.

Author: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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The batik designs of Java's North Coast are particularly varied in both design and colour. With their fanciful, highly imaginative motifs and luminous tints, they are more immediately appealing than the sombre blue and brown batik of Central Java. It was a chance encounter in a Hong Kong antique shop that inspired photojournalist Inger McCabe Elliot to devote over three decades to assembling one of the world's finest collections, which she presented to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art in 1991. This volume, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum, celebrates Elliott's gift and presents her collection. Essays by authorities on the subject examine the 82 featured batik textiles from historical, cultural and aesthetic perspectives. The essays are followed by biographies of some of the most distinguished batik designers and entrepreneurs and a descriptive catalogue of the batiks. Appendices document design formats and motifs, as well as the complete production process of North Coast batiks.

Author: Peter Lee
Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum
ISBN: 9789810920739
Category : Altar-cloths
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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On the use and historical context of altar cloths in Southeast Asia.