HISTORY OF CITY OF SCLUPTURE JEPARA

HISTORY OF CITY OF SCLUPTURE JEPARA

Picture of Carver Jepara

One image that has been so attached to Jepara is a predicate as "The City of Sculpture". Wood carving has become an idiom hometown of Raden Ajeng Kartini, and even there is no other city that is worth mentioning commensurate with Jepara carving furniture for the craft industry. But for sampia in these conditions, Jepara been retracing perjalana very long. Since the golden age of Hindu countries in Central Java, Jepara has been known as the north coast of Java port that also serves a gateway of communication between premises Javanese kingdom of China and India. Similarly, when the first Islamic kingdom in Demak, Jepara has been used as the North port as well as a trade center and a war fleet base. During the spread of Islam by the Guardian, Jepara also made the area "devotion" Sunan Kalijaga who develop various kinds of art, including sculpture. Another factor is the background for the development of wood carving in Jepara are migrants from China who later settled. In the annals of the development of woodcarving also can not be separated from the role of Queen Kalinyamat. During his reign he had a governor named "Sungging Badarduwung" emanating from the State Campa Patih proved an expert chisel who volunteered to teach skills to the local community The evidence of which can still be seen on the sculpture during the reign of Queen Kalinyamat are their ornament carved stone at the mosque Mantingan. In addition, the role of Raden Ajeng Kartini in developing the art of carving is also very large. Raden Ajeng Kartini who see the life of the craftsmen did not move out of poverty, inner disturbed, so he was determined to uplift the artisans. He called several craftsmen from Rear Mount (now one village hamlets mulyoharjo) under the leadership Singowiryo, to jointly make engraving on the back of the county. By Raden Ajeng Kartini, they were asked to make various kinds of carvings, such as crates stitching, ketch tables, frames, ashtrays, jewelery, and other souvenir items. These items are then sold Raden Ajeng Kartini to Semarang and Batavia (now Jakarta), so it became known that the people of Jepara intelligent carve.

HISTORY OF CITY OF SCLUPTURE JEPARA

After many orders are coming, the result of increased production of the craftsmen Jepara kind bridal chair, archery wind instrument, matrimonial bed and a room divider as well as various types of seats and chairs. Raden Ajeng Kartini also began to introduce Jepara carving out of the country. How, Raden Ajeng Kartini giving souvenirs to his relatives abroad. Consequently carving continues to grow and orders kept coming. All sales of goods, after deducting production costs and postage, the money handed over intact to the craftsmen. To support the development of Jepara carving that has been initiated by Raden Ajeng Kartini, in 1929 raised the idea of some natives to establish a vocational school. Right at the date of July 1, 1929, with majors carpentry school furniture and carved open by the name of "Openbare Ambachtsschool" which later evolved into the State Technical School and then became the State School of Handicraft Industry. Given these vocational schools, crafts and carving meubul semaluas in society and the more the children who entered this school in order to gain proficiency in the field of furniture and furniture and carving. Within this school to be taught a variety of designs and decorative motifs carved Indonesia is initially not known by the people of Jepara. The characters are rendered in a motif development through educational institutions are Raden Ngabehi Projo Sukemi who develop and motive Majapahit and Pajajaran Raden Ngabehi Wignjopangukir develop motifs Pajajaran and Bali. The increasing carving patterns controlled by the craftsmen Jepara, Jepara furniture more attractive, traders began to take advantage of this opportunity, to get new items to meet consumer demand, both located in abroad. Jepara society's ability in the field of wood carving is also tinged with legend. Narrated, in antiquity there was an artist named Ki Adi Sungging Luwih who lives in a kingdom. The fame of these artists to be heard by the king who later ordered pictures empress. Long story short, KiSungging successfully completed the order properly. But when he would add black hair, black ink terpeciklah section groin empress image so it looks like a mole. This image is then handed over to the king were very impressed by the work of Ki Sungging. But the king was also suspicious because he saw a mole dipangkal thigh. Raja Ki Sungging suspect talah see naked empress. Therefore the king intended to punish Ki Sun.

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