Two ladies with lotus flowers and the sun in traditional depiction, bright red, orange, white and black.  Suitable for hanging as-is, or framed

 

Souvenir of Sri Lanka Ceylon.  Each piece is hand-made, with multiple cycles of wax application and then colour dyeing, to protect the colours of the previous (lighter) colour, ending with black.

 

Measures 45cm wide by 108cm tall (17.7inches by 42.5inches)

 

Suitable for hanging as-is, or framed

 

In very good condition, traces of blue-tack on the back (last 2 pictures are of the rear of the batik)

 

See photos for condition, and other batiks listed

 

About Batik, extract from Wikipedia

Batik is a dyeing technique using wax resist. Batik is made by drawing or stamping wax on a cloth to prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth. Artisans may create intricate coloured patterns with multiple cycles of wax application and dyeing. Patterns and motifs vary widely even within countries.

Production begins by washing the base cloth, soaking it, and beating it with a large mallet. Patterns are sketched with pencil and redrawn using hot wax, usually made from a mixture of paraffin or beeswax, sometimes mixed with plant resins. The wax functions as a dye-resist which prevent colour absorption during the dyeing process. This creates a patterned negative when the wax is removed from the dyed cloth. Using this mechanism, artisans may create intricate coloured patterns with multiple cycles of wax application and dyeing.