The Batik Forest
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Malaysian batik

The Batik Forest

Four batik cloths from Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu and Johor, set loose among the trees.

See the four cloths

Drag a cloth · Tap it to open its pageTap or swipe the forest for a breeze

The four cloths

Batik is drawn in wax, then dyed. Where the wax lies, the colour can't reach, and the pattern appears.

Each cloth here has a page of its own: the whole cloth to look into up close, and a note on every part of its pattern.

The four cloths

All four, side by side
  1. Batik with small red, blue and green flowers on a gold ground, a red border and a navy panel of leaf shapes 01 · Negeri Sembilan

    Rembau

    Flowers and curling vines on a gold ground, a red border, then a navy panel of stacked leaf shapes. Look closer
  2. Purple batik with blocks of white flowers and lattice 02 · Negeri Sembilan

    Purple Blooms

    White flowers and lattice blocks on a deep purple ground. Look closer
  3. Batik of a large red flower outlined in white lines, on gold and indigo 03 · Terengganu

    Red Bloom

    A single red flower outlined in white, washed with gold and set against indigo. Look closer
  4. Blue and green batik with rows of white flowers and dotted stems 04 · Johor

    Blue Garden

    White flowers strung with dots on a blue ground that drifts into green. Look closer

About batik

Where the patterns come from

Malaysian batik draws on flowers, leaves and vines. Go down to the forest floor, where a Rafflesia and a Bunga Raya open as you arrive.

About batik

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