{"product_id":"ibu-mutarosatun-jarik-relawati-cemeng-manuk","title":"IBU MUTAROSATUN — JARIK RELAWATI NAGA PAKSI","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIbu Mutarosatun\u003cbr\u003eBorn 1972, Batang, Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJARIK RELAWATI NAGA PAKSI (2025)\u003cbr\u003e100% Cotton, synthetic dyes \u003cbr\u003eHand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton \u003cbr\u003e242 x 104 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBolder and more folk in spirit than most Rifa’iyah batik, this jarik is steeped in ancient mythology.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess ornate than typical Rifa’iyah work, Ibu Mutarosatun’s work has a spacious, dreamlike quality — a star-scattered field from which mythical creatures emerge with striking directness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the heart of the cloth, four figures take shape that resemble naga paksi — mythical creatures combining the sinuous body of a serpent (naga) with the wings of a great bird (paksi, from the Sanskrit pakshi). These composite beings have ancient roots in the Hindu-Buddhist civilisations that shaped Java for more than a millennium before the arrival of Islam: the naga was a dragon-like creature of water and earth, the great bird a creature of sky and heaven, and their union a bridge between the two realms. Traces of the naga paksi endure in wayang performance, temple reliefs and Javanese visual culture — a thread of pre-Islamic memory carried quietly within living tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, the figures are rendered in the samaran style, their forms constructed entirely from lancur and other botanical arrangements — leaves, fronds and curling stems. This is the Rifa’iyah Sufi principle at work: living creatures must not be shown in their entirety unless the artist is willing to imbue it with her soul. That an ancient mythological form from Java's pre-Islamic past is given expression through this Islamic artistic discipline speaks to a distinctive quality of the Rifa’iyah community — a willingness to honour and carry forward the cultural heritage of their ancestors, while remaining steadfast in their Islamic principles and faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach figure emerges from a lavish \u003cem\u003ebuketan\u003c\/em\u003e (bouquet) of vibrant roses — a hallmark of north coast Javanese batik shaped by centuries of both Chinese and European influence. The background is scattered with \u003cem\u003etabur bintang\u003c\/em\u003e (stars), evoking the celestial realm and the cosmos as a sign of divine creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIbu Mutarosatun (Ibu Satun)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Akzidenz Grotesk BE',sans-serif; color: #1a1a1a; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eIbu Satun started making small \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eselendang\u003c\/i\u003e-sized batik at the age of only eight. She is happy to create bold, unusual pieces as well as more elegant and refined ones, and loves working in \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003etiga negeri\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003erelawati\u003c\/i\u003e styles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibu Mutarosatun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53766784778539,"sku":"BPB029","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/6753\/5915\/files\/BPB029_Ibu_Mutarosatun_Jarik_Relawati_dng_Manuk_SV.png?v=1781579409","url":"https:\/\/sahulandsunda.com\/products\/ibu-mutarosatun-jarik-relawati-cemeng-manuk","provider":"Sahul \u0026 Sunda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}