The buketan (or ‘bouquet’) motif is repeated on the main design field (badan) and broad vertical panel (kepala) of this batik. A variety of intricate motifs are used to fill in the main buketan motif and background, creating a lively and harmonious design. Starburst rosettes enhance the buketan on the badan. On the kepala, swirling tendrils echo the elegant twists in the floral branches. This batik is part of a large group donated to the museum by the descendants of three generations of female batik makers from Pekalongan. It was made by the grandmother of the donors, Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing. 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.
