Batik Cotton Sarong Fabric Beautiful Handmade Indonesian Batik Kain Tulis from Solo order City Indonesia Batik Hand Drawn

A beautiful, old, hand made Batik from Solo in Central Java. Tulis is the Indonesian word used to describe a batik that is totally handmade by "kanting" (pouring) the wax onto the material. It is not made by stamp or by mechanically printing onto the material. This is the traditional and most labour intensive way of making a batik.

Solo is one of the oldest batik centres in Java. This batik has a background of faded black and white with a design of flowerrs and pheasants in white, beige and a small amount of dark red. It is an old faded batik in good condition on lovely soft cotton. There is a makers tag stitched into one end - Batik Tulis ADS Mawarni Solo - which is a well known batik house in Solo City (Surakarta)

A Kain is a piece of material about 2 or a bit more metres in length. This one is order 100cm high by 232cm long.

A superb example of Indonesian batik.