{"product_id":"jarik-gendhagan-2025","title":"IBU ISTIKOMAH — JARIK GENDHAGAN","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIbu Istikomah\u003cbr\u003eBorn 1985, Batang, Indonesia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJARIK GENDHAGAN (2025)\u003cbr\u003e100% Cotton, synthetic dyes \u003cbr\u003eHand-drawn wax resist on machine-woven cotton \u003cbr\u003e256 x 102cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eGendhagan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e — the Rifa'iyah batik motif featuring the tree of life, or \u003ci\u003epohon hayat \u003c\/i\u003e— is also the Batang dialect word for courting or dating, much to the amusement of local artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003epohon hayat\u003c\/i\u003e carries a layered history in Java. Its roots reach into Hindu-Buddhist cosmology long before the arrival of Islam: the \u003ci\u003ekalpataru\u003c\/i\u003e, the divine wish-granting tree, appears in the 8th century stone bas-reliefs of Pawon temple in Central Java, understood as the axis mundi connecting earth, heaven and the underworld. The same tree recurs across the archipelago — as the \u003ci\u003egunungan\u003c\/i\u003e of Javanese wayang shadow puppetry, and as the sacred \u003ci\u003ewaringin\u003c\/i\u003e (banyan) at the centre of the \u003ci\u003ealun-alun \u003c\/i\u003e(town square) of almost every Javanese city. Protected not by law but by belief, these trees remain, centuries after the arrival of Islam, the spiritual anchor of public life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003egendhagan\u003c\/i\u003e motif is also traditionally used as a bridal offering cloth (\u003ci\u003ehantaran pengantin\u003c\/i\u003e), carrying associations of blessing and the promise of new life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eThrough these tree compositions, the artist has woven floral bouquets and phoenix-like birds constructed from leaves and fruits — their forms dissolved into the foliage in the samaran manner, suggested rather than stated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eThe long edges are finished with \u003ci\u003etumpal\u003c\/i\u003e — upward-pointing triangles symbolising creation and the sacred mountain peaks where earthly and spiritual realms converge — set against a field of \u003ci\u003etruntum-\u003c\/i\u003elike stars. Their tiny forms, resembling jasmine buds scattered across a night sky, were drawn night after night, a quiet declaration of love. \u003ci\u003eTruntum\u003c\/i\u003e, from the Javanese \u003ci\u003etumaruntum\u003c\/i\u003e, means 'to blossom again.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eDecorative vines run through the border panels, anchoring a composition that ranges from the cosmic to the intimate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIbu Istikomah (Ibu Itamah)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eBorn and raised in Batang on the north coast of Central Java, Ibu Istikomah, known to most as Ibu Itamah, is an accomplished batik artist and trader. At present she makes batik \u003ci\u003enyambi \u003c\/i\u003e(part-time), fitting it around selling chickens, cooking and trading at the market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay Batik Rifa'iyah continue to prosper and become ever more celebrated throughout the world — and may there always be a next generation of makers who are dedicated to this art... \u003c\/em\u003eIbu Itamah, June 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ibu Istikomah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53753717883179,"sku":"BPB020","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/6753\/5915\/files\/BPB020_Istikomah_Jarik_Gendhagan_SV.png?v=1781415584","url":"https:\/\/sahulandsunda.com\/products\/jarik-gendhagan-2025","provider":"Sahul \u0026 Sunda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}