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CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

I. TALES OF A TRADE ROUTE ISLAND

THE LURE OF JAVA

Three Religions

The Urban Chinese

Explorers from the West

Cotton for Sale—and to Wear

Raffles the Remarkable

Birth of an Industry

The Batik Process

II. BATIK IN THE ROYAL COURTS

MYSTERIES OF CENTRAL JAVA

NOBILITY OF CIREBON by Paramita Abdurachman

The Old Faith

The New Faith

Status Symbols for Aristocrats

An Old Court in a New Mold

III. JOURNEY TO PEKALONGAN

THE FREEWHEELING NORTH COAST

PEKALONGAN—BATIK CITY

An Unusual Group of Women

The Chinese Heritage

Three Generations

The Finest Workmanship

IV. JOURNEY TO GRESIK

DIVERSITY IN EASTERN JAVA

Islamic Kingdoms

Lasem—a Walled City

Village Batik

Strength in Numbers

V. MODERN BATIK

TRAUMA AND A NEW SOCIETY

Cloth of War

Batik Indonesia

Modern Trends

Batik for Clothing—and Home

The Future of Batik

GLOSSARY

NOTES

CONCORDANCE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INDEX

CREDITS

Spectacular prada sarong with red and blue (bang-biru) colors may have originated in Lasem. The head, or kepala, shown here has curvilinear geometries and the body (not shown) is covered with the phoenix, a symbol of longevity.