There are a range of colors of baju batik (Indonesian) that we can meet in the market. In addition to the various shades of its type in batik also there are also different colors, too. There are several possibilities that cause a wide range of patterns and colors in batik. One that may be the cause of differences in style and color batik is the presence of foreign influence, both directly and indirectly. If there’s no foreign influence from the style and color of various type of batik are not as now we see.
That’s because at first it just has a style of batik and colors are limited to certain types and did not like at this point that is exposed to the influence of foreigners. At first batik style and color are not fully used by all classes. At first only certain shades and colors in batik that may be used by certain groups. It was very diverse from today. At this time all the style and color may not use every type of batik without any restrictions must be obeyed.
That’s something that’s a different thing between states in antiquity to the circumstances at this time. There are several types of batik that became the beginning style and color changes caused by the presence of foreign influence. One category of foreign-influenced batik is batik coast. This type of batik clothing is a thing that has a sign different from the others due to the existence of foreign influences which give the change in style and color. With the coastal batik clothing then we can know there is something very special that has artistic value and much liked by people, especially the batik wearer.
There are several foreign parties that may become party to give effect to the change in style and color of coastal batik. One of the foreigners who have an influence on the style and color of coastal batik is a foreign trader. Foreign traders can come from many countries or kingdoms at once. They carry a type of colors and patterns that lead to the influence of the typical coastal batik. In addition, the influence of foreign traders was influence from other parties including the foreign invaders who’ve colonized. They have many influences that resulted in a change in style and color batik clothing that has a particular characteristic of various types.
There is baju batik (Indonesian) that has a red color as a characteristic that attaches to a specific category. It was actually the result of foreign influence. The red color is influenced by the works made by people from the Chinese. Usually people from the Chinese use red as the color used on their clothing. It gives an influence on the characteristics possessed by red batik clothing.
In addition to the influence of the red color turns the using of Chinese also provides effect to the type style used on certain bajubatik. The style which is a result of the influence of the Chinese is a phoenix pattern. The style is characterized by a different hue and many other categories attract most people. With the shades of the phoenix is then opened another variation on the pattern and changes the state of kaos batik (Indonesian) that have limited previously to have no limitations in terms of style and colors used.