‘ECLECTIC-DESIGN’ OF BATIK AS AESTHETIC APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL ORNAMENTS IN PRINCESS ONG TIEN NIO’S BATIK CLOTH OF THE KERATON KASEPUHAN CIREBON COLLECTION

• Main Author: Metadevi Jayamangalani Suprapto, Tusita
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Seni tekstil
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/66394
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Princess Ong Tien Nio is one of Sunan Gunung Jati’s wives, who have come from China during the Ming Dynasty in the XV century. Her artifact legacy is being treated at the Heritage Museum of the Keraton Kasepuhan Cirebon, including the batik clothes she made and used while in Cirebon which are stored in a special room, namely the Sunan Gunung Jati Heritage Room and is closely guarded considering the age of the clothes are very old. The ornaments on the batik get its main influence from Chinese culture, which contains moral ideas and beliefs from Chinese culture, and also gets influences from along the northern coast of Java. However, research on the aesthetic elements (both tangible and intangible) of traditional ornaments in Putri Ong Tien Nio's batik has never been carried out, so that the detailed elaboration of the traditional ornaments of Chinese culture influences on the princess's batik clothes has not been found, even though these aesthetic elements has the potential to be introduced and expanded to the people by being applied to modern batik to make it more relevant to the times. Thus, the decorative art of the princess's batik clothes does not stop in the museum. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the aesthetic elements of traditional ornaments influenced by Chinese culture on Princess Ong Tien Nio's batik clothes, which was carried out qualitatively, using descriptive analysis methods. Then, these aesthetic elements are applied in batik with an eclectic approach, to select and combine visual styles from previous artifacts with modern aesthetic elements, into a new composition. The findings of this study are descriptive descriptions of the tangible and intangible aesthetic elements of traditional ornaments influenced by Chinese culture in Putri Ong Tien Nio's batik clothes. This is continued in the eclectic design, in the form batik cloth that contains the aesthetic application of traditional ornaments on the princess's batik clothes.