Tuesday, January 12, 2016

(SOLD) Go Tik Swan Lintang Trenggono (P0081)







P 0081

Kain Panjang, batik halus, Go Tik Swan Sogan Motif Lintang Trenggono

Provenance: Java, Solo
Technique: Hand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton
Motif: Lintang Trenggono
Size: 242 cm x 105cm
Condition: Used, old, soft touch, no hole
Price: SOLD

Lintang Trenggono pattern: Medallions composed of facing birds and moons, with the sisik (scale) pattern which has a protective force. Smaller birds, symbolising the night, are placed at random on this inky-indigo batik with its emblems of navigation and the zodiac. Lintang Trenggono is a navigational star, and lintang means 'transverse'. 

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