Java Chintz Exhibition Art There are many cross-cultural surprises

There are many cross-cultural surprises within: gold embroidery derives not only from European military brocade but from ancient Chinese thread techniques of gold strips wrapped around paper

which is thought to have been exported after the Age of Exploration

000 textile objects that were collected over a period of 160 years

which led to a partnership with the University Museum and Art Gallery

Years in the making

Java Chintz Exhibition Art There are many cross-cultural surprisesThis publication is the catalogue to the exhibition "Java Chintz" shown at Kobe City Museum in 1988. This Special Exhibition, putting its focus on the art of Javanese Batik which has characteristically been developed in Java, Indonesia, intends to rediscover the traditional beauty of the Batik and, further, to explore part of the multifaceted culture of the country of Indonesia. The brilliant colors and unique patterns with full of exoticism on the