This batik is structured in the pagi-sore format, comprising two different but related designs on each half of the kain panjang. The main floral motif on one side consists of bunches of orchids while roses embellish the other side. The entire design is set again a white ground with butterflies interspersed among the bouquets. A green and white border of filler motifs occupy one half of the kain panjang. 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 mother of the donors, Jane Hendromartono, the last of the three generations. Jane Hendromartono came from a family of batik makers in Pekalongan. She used many names in her lifetime. Her first batiks were created under her mother’s name, Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing (1895–1966). She began using her husband’s name, Liem Siok Hien, in 1947. From 1967 her works were marketed as Hendromartono’s Batik Art “Unique”, using her husband’s new Indonesian family name. She rarely repeated designs, and her highly individualistic style and inventive use of colour made her batiks popular at home and abroad.
