Batik Belanda

Even though Chinese traders arrived earlier in Java than the Europeans, their influence on batik was evident in a later period. Batik Belanda, literally Dutch Batik, appeared as early as 1840, decades before the attendance of Batik Cina, Chinese Batik. Records exhibit that European settlers on the northern shore of Java started their batik producing activities in the mid-19th century. They pioneered a newborn era of international enrichment which is still visible in modern day Indonesian batik. Reaching its extreme of creativity in 1890-1910, Batik Belanda is clearly recognized through different entireness of arts named after the great designers. Amongst the most famous of these are Batik Van Zuylen from Elize metropolis van Zuylen, Batik Van Oosterom from Catharina Carolina van Oosterom, Batik Prankemon from Carolina Josephina von Franquemont, Batik Metz from Lies Metzlar, Batik Yans from A.J.F. Yans, and Batik Coenrad from Coenrad of Pacitan, East Java.