A medallion of four hibiscus blooms occupies the centre of the batik. It is surrounded by a dense background pattern of intricately rendered tendrils and four butterflies that mark the cardinal points. On the outer border of this design, the hibiscus blooms and leaves form a continuous frame for the overall design. 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.
