Javaniche | Batik of Central Java

Batik in Central Java consists of three types of batik: coastal batik, royal batik, and village batik. Batik motifs in Central Java have continuously evolved throughout different eras, since the ancient Hindu-Buddhist Mataram empire, the Islamic Demak Sultanate, to the Dutch colonial period. The motifs also contain cross-cultural influences from India, Persia, China, and Western countries as a result of commercial and cultural exchanges for centuries.