Batik is different from other batik Surabaya , Surabaya where batik difficult to trace the history of its development , it is because of Surabaya was once the transit area of trade . But generally Batik Surabaya does not have much difference with other batik as batik Kenongoyang and Sidoarjo batik originated from Madura .
But if you observe more about Surabaya Batik , there will be differences in the concept of batik Surabaya stronger colors and bold like the picture of a brave and powerful Surabaya . Surabaya batik has distinctive characteristics , namely , Flower clover motif , typical boat Surabaya , Rooster fish in legend Sawunggaling and Sura and Crocodile.
Examples surabaya batik is batik motif clover , clover is a typical food of Surabaya whose whereabouts are now beginning to become extinct . Bright green clover would be very fitting if dikobinasikan with other bright colors such as blue , red and green.
Motif is a motif typical of other Surabaya ship . Like motif Edge Galuh that the manufacturing process is taken from the story ends Galuh . Telling , Raden Wijaya , the person who founded the Majapahit kingdom at war with Tar - Tar army in the river that empties into the Edge Kalimas Galuh . Galuh end of a forerunner to the establishment of the city of Surabaya . There are also motifs inspired Zheng used boats Chengho Admiral who had stopped at the river Kalimas Surabaya .
There is another motive Sawunggaling . This motif is derived from the story of Joko Berek who like cockfighting . Joko Berek himself was the original name Sawunggaling . there is again a unique batik city that is well-known hero batik Mangrove ( mangrove ) or better known as batik " exciting " ( batik art Mangrove Rungkut ) . Mangrove batik that has been exhibited among other motives aegieeras comiculatum , a. floridum , avieennia alba , Bruguiera cylindrical , lummitzera racemaso , acanthus ilicifolius , xycarpus granatum and so on .
