A Royal Treasure: The Javanese Batik Collection of King Chulalongkorn of Siam Art betel sets

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A Royal Treasure: The Javanese Batik Collection of King Chulalongkorn of Siam Art betel setsOn each of his three visits to Indonesia, the Thai Monarch King Chulalongkorn returned home to Siam with pieces of handmade batik. Preserved by the bureau of the Royal household at the Grand Palace since 1910, the year the king passed away, the collection totals over 300 pieces and today provides key documentation of the Batik made in West and Central Java during the second half of the 19th century, with many rare and beautiful pieces from famous