Chinese Wings Over the Archipelago
The Mitra Museum foundation's first publication aims to highlight the influence and assimilation of elements and philosophies through which the culture that came to be known as `Indonesian' came into being.
May 24, 2005
Butterflies and Phoenixes: Chinese Inspirations in Indonesian Textile Arts Authors: Judi Knight Achjadi and Asmoro Damais Publisher: Mitra Museum Indonesia Available in notable bookshops in Jakarta
THE name of Go Tik Swan (KPT Hardjonagoro) may not be a name that the usual literature on batik links to its development in Indonesia, but without him the batik of Java might never have evolved into what is now known as Batik Indonesia. At a ti
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