1807 Vintage Wayang Batik about Batik Art & Craft

Narrative Batik depicting Stages of Making Batik

Cirebonese Wayang Art on a 'self-portrait' type of artwork.

Over 10 stages have been shown from drawing, stamping, dye-making, drying and so on.

Note the Batik textiles worn by the artisans and crafstmen.

And also the detailed filler flowers.

The clouds are a marker of Cirebonese batik art.

A unique artwork that will probably be hard to find another of.

Made by a master-artist

From the 1980s

Size 266 x 105 cm

Has minor stains.
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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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