This batik tablecloth shows a dragon chasing a blazing fireball through the clouds. In Chinese fables, the Dragon Ball is a treasure of the dragon, embodying its powerful spiritual strength. The dragon always holds the ball in his stomach, and the fire ball often reflects the adoration of the sun among ancient Chinese.
Batik is a traditional method of producing colored designs on textiles with dyes, having first applied a wax covering to the parts to be left uncolored. China has been producing batik crafts for over 2000 years, and we are proud to share this tradition with you now.
Genuine batik has no machined substitutes; all of our items are 100% hand-made using a traditional technique. Because the wax cover often cracks slightly during the dye process, some dye will seep through the cracks, forming a unique pattern within the un-dyed area. It is known in China as the Ice Pattern," as it typically looks like the cracks found in ice cubes. These patterns are like fingerprints; no two genuine batik crafts will share the same pattern. If they do, you can be sure that the items are not genuine batik but are printed in factories.
