A classic old, hand made Batik from Solo in Central Java. Tuli is the Indonesian word used to describe a batik that is totally handmade by "kanting" (pouring) the wax onto the material. It is not made by stamp or by mechanically printing onto the material. This is the traditional and most labour intensive way of making a batik.

From the old batik centre of Solo in Central Java, this one is a classic example of Solo style batik with alternating diagonal stripes of five different motifs. Combination of brown, very light beige and very dark blue. It is in perfect condition on good soft cotton and is signed Tirtonadi. This batik was bought 40 years ago from the maker and has been sitting in a cupboard ever since, unused. It is in the exact same condition as when it was made 40 years ago.

A Kain is a piece of material about 2 or a bit more metres in length. This one is 101cm high by 240cm long.

A superb example of Indonesian batik.