This kain panjang (skirt cloth) is structured in the pagi sore (morning and evening) format. A buketan (bouquet) motif is depicted on both halves, set against two contrasting background colours. It is signed “Nj: Oeij Kok Sing”, and stamped “LIEM BOEN GAN / HANDELAAR / PEKALONGAN” and “7”. Oeij is the historical Dutch spelling for Oey, a Chinese Indonesian surname of Hokkien origin. Handelaar means dealer. Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing was a second-generation batik maker in Pekalongan. She began to produce high quality batiks in the 1920s. Her batiks from the 1930s reveal great technical virtuosity and a creative use of colour, made possible by synthetic dyes from Europe. After the Second World War, her daughter Jane Hendromartono (1924–1988) took over the family batik business.
