Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl Pewter Komang Wijayana crafts these elegant

Komang Wijayana crafts these elegant earrings by hand

now runs his own home workshop near the craft market of his island village

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Pearls shine in this sophisticated design by Alok Jain

Blue Java Batik Silk Shawl Pewter Komang Wijayana crafts these elegantClassic Javanese batik patterns are stamped by hand in mesmerizing shades of black, gray, and green. Designed by Yuni Kristina, the patterns include the parang, or dagger, once exclusive to the courts of Surakarta and Jogyakarta. Formerly reserved for the sultan's use, flowers and the kawung, an eight pointed rosette set within a square, rhombus, or circle, complement the parang. Each motif is created by hand, as evidenced by the occasional pencil