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Liem Soen Tjaij (Tjay)

Sarong, 1905 - 1915

Description

Maker

  • Liem Soen Tjaij (Tjay), late 19th-mid-20th century, probably (b. China)

Culture

Indonesian

Title

Sarong

Year

1905 - 1915

Medium

Cotton; wax resist print (batik)

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton

Dimensions

108 x 204.5 cm (42 1/2 x 80 1/2 inches) (length)

Place

Java

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Bequest of Miss Lucy T. Aldrich

Object Number

55.480

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Indische Style

March 20 - July 5, 2015

This sarong was made in an Indo-Chinese workshop for the Indo-Chinese or Indo-European market. The repeating cranes along the badan, or body of the sarong, are decidedly Chinese in origin, while the kepala bouquet is a direct response to European floral still-lifes.

The signature on this example, Liem Soen Tjaij, is preceded by the Malay word njonja (for “Mrs.”), here separated into njo and nja at the far upper right. Chinese batik artists with Europeanized names had received the status of Gelijkgestelden (or “equal”) from the colonial Dutch government. This practice, introduced in 1910, gave chosen artisans improved trading benefits and additional rights.

Queen of the Insects

December 11, 2009 - May 9, 2010

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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