Tekstil Motif Batik Bukanlah Seni Budaya Batik

CIREBON - Para perajin batik di Kabupaten Cirebon berharap pemerintah melindungi keberlangsungan usaha perajin batik tradisional agar tidak tergerus oleh industri tekstil bermotif batik. Pasalnya kebanyakan masyarakat mengganggap produk tekstil yang bermotif batik sebagai kerajinan batik, padahal secara definisi batik merupakan kerajinan yang menggunakan lilin (malam) dengan cara dicetak, cetak-tulis atau tulis murni. Salah satu perajin batik Cirebonan, Masnedi Masina mengatakan kalau produk tekstil bermotif batik disebut batik maka akan menjatuhkan daya tawar perajin batik tradisional karena untuk produk testil tidak memiliki nilai seni dalam pembuatannya. “Harga jual kerajinan batik tentu akan lebih mahal karena dalam proses pembuatannya memerlukan waktu cukup lama,” katanya. Masnadi menuturkan meskipun pemerintah telah memberikan imbauan untuk membedakan produk tekstil bermotif batik dan kerajinan batik dengan memberikan keterangan pada produk teksil, namun pihaknya hal tersebut masih memerlukan penegasan agar masyarakat bisa membedakan. “Kalau masyarakat bisa membedakan antara produk tekstil bermotif batik dan batik, maka keberadaan perajin batik tradisional akan semakin berkembang,”ujarnya.

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History of Batik Cirebon

keindahan batik cirebon [caption id="attachment_36" align="alignnone" width="300"] Batik-Mega-Mendung-Nicole-Miller-Resort-Collection Batik_Trusmi Batik_Cirebon Batik_Indonesia Batik[/caption] In History, batik Cirebon pattern modes can’t be separated from collaboration of religions, arts, cultures brought by various ethnics and nations in the past. Before 20th century, Cirebon, which had sea harbor, became a city which was trading various products coming from many islands, visited by many traders from ethnics including entrepreneurs from China and Middle East. This ethnics and cultures gathering, which was caused by trading, has given influencing access to Cirebon arts and cultures motives. These culture influences can be seen from the greatness carts located at both palaces in Cirebon, which are “Singa Barong” cart at Kesepuhan Palace and “Peksi Naga Liman” Cart at Kanoman Palace. The shapes of imagination animals like “Singa Barong” and “Peksi Naga Liman” are reflected in Batik Trusmi pattern modes. Batik Palace pattern modes divided into 2 types. First, the type that usually used by “punggawa” or “abdi dalam” (internal palace servant). Batik for “punggawa” has big and strong pattern modes. The colors of original Cirebon batik usually comprise of sogan, black, dark blue, and yellow. Culture and religion influences to Batik Cirebon pattern modes are also symbolized at plate batik and “selampad” plate batik. Pattern modes at those batiks are inspired by China porcelain plate arrangement used for wall decoration at Astana Gunung Jati Palace. There “China style” pattern modes are accumulation of the tastes of China descendant traders. Batik from those china descendant traders generally has red, blue, green and white colors and become the trade mark of coastal area batik. Pattern modes are also adopted from symbol related to history myths such Earth Centrum pattern showing a hole on top of Jati Mountain where Islamic scholars having meeting and discussion. “Ayam Alas Gunung” pattern symbolize Islamic teaching and spreading from Jati Mountain. Also “Taman Arum Sunyaragi” batik symbolize a beautiful, fragrance park where Kings meditate to close themselves to God. One of the culture and religion, influences can be felt significantly through mystic such as “Kapal Keruk” batik. This Batik, as per the mystic belief, is very useful to be used during seeking knowledge. On the other hand, “Kapal Kandas” batik is useful to be used by adult and mature people who are tough in facing diffculties in life and in reaching their goals. batik tradisional, batik modern, batik cap, batik tulis, batik cetak, batik printing, batik trusmi, batik cirebon, batik indonesia, batik solo, batik pekalongan, batik trusmi, batik cirebon, batik cirebonan, batik pesisir, batik pesisiran, batik fraktal, batik jogja, batik meteran, hem batik, diskon batik, bandar batik, toko batik, sentra batik, belajar batik, jual batik, beli batik, harga batik, kain batik, kain panjang, juragan batik, forum batik, pasar batik, tas batik, sandal batik, topi batik, daster batik, kaos batik, hem batik, blus batik, dress batik, gamis batik, sarimbit, sarimbit batik, batik trusmi online, batik trusmi cirebon, batik cirebon online, Batik Cirebon, Batik, Batik Cirebonan, Batik Indonesia, Batik Murah, Batik Pesisir, Batik Pesisiran, Batik Trusmi, Grosir Batik, Pusat Batik, Batik Online, Toko Batik, Showroom Batik, Batik Pekalongan, Batik Solo, Obral Batik, Batik Modern, Baju Kerja, Seragam Batik, batik trusmi murah, harga batik trusmi, jual batik trusmi, batik sarimbit, batik indonesia, batik tradisional, batik modern, batik sablon, batik cap, batik tulis, batik cetak, batik printing, batik trusmi, batik cirebon, batik indonesia, batik solo, batik pekalongan, batik trusmi, batik cirebon, batik cirebonan, batik pesisir, batik pesisiran, batik fraktal, batik jogja, batik meteran, hem batik, diskon batik, bandar batik, toko batik, sentra batik, belajar batik, jual batik, beli batik, harga batik, kain batik, kain panjang, juragan batik, forum batik, pasar batik, tas batik, sandal batik, topi batik, daster batik, kaos batik, hem batik, blus batik, dress batik, gamis batik, sarimbit, sarimbit batik, penjualan batik, peci batik, pengrajin batik cirebon, pengrajin batik trusmi

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Cirebon administration to register Trusmi batik

Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon | Archipelago | Fri, December 28 2012, 10:49 AM

The Cirebon regency administration plans to register Cirebon batik at the Justice and Human Rights Ministry to attain copyright protection in an effort to preserve cultural heritage.

Around 100 motifs of Cirebon batik, better known as Trusmi batik, will be registered by the Cirebon regency administration, in cooperation with the Cirebon Regency National Crafts Council (Dekranasda).

Cirebon regency Dekranasda head Sri Heviana Supardi said that the copyright registration was aimed at helping batik makers own their exclusive rights as well as a step in preserving preserve Cirebon cultural assets.

“This is an anticipatory step to prevent claims by other regions or irresponsible parties,” she said.

Dadang, who is also head of the Cirebon Cultural Council (DKC) said a region could protect its cultural assets by owning a copyright.

“A dispute from unilateral claims by other regions could be resolved by owning a copyright. The copyright could become a door to dialogue among the regions in resolving the one-sided claims. However, if a dispute takes place in another country, a copyright registered by a region is ineffective due to the limited authority of a region in settling a claim by another country,” said Dadang.

Separately, West Java Batik Foundation head and Cirebon batik expert Komarudin Kudiya said that registering the Cirebon batik showed that the regional administration had begun paying attention to the protection of its peoples works of art.

Komarudin said that to strengthen the position of batik as a cultural asset of a region or the nation, it was not enough to just to register a copyright.

“The government should start thinking about the need to give brand’s copyrights or batik patents so that in the event of a dispute involving foreign countries, our position would be stronger,” he added.

The measure of registering the copyright of batik was also warmly welcomed by batik makers and artists. Trusmi batik artist Iman B. Masdiko said batik makers appreciated the government’s plan to provide protection for batik.

Cirebon batik is better known as Trusmi batik because its production center is located in Trusmi, Plered district, Cirebon regency. The Trusmi batik craft center is the biggest of its kind in West Java. The center is home to around 700 batik makers who have been engaged in the profession from generation to generation.

The batik craft in Trusmi is estimated to date back to the 14th century along with the fall of the
Cirebon Kasepuhan sultanate. Batik craftsmanship originally developed within the palace circle and spread to the wider community up to coastal areas. The Trusmi batik is known for two motifs, namely the keratonan (royal) and pesisiran (coastal).

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