Heritage Economics · 03

Artisan Market Analysis

Hand-drawn wax outprices the machine

Handmade-to-printed price ratio by motif across Solo and Yogyakarta artisan markets

Bar chart showing handmade-to-printed batik price multiplier across six classical Javanese motifs, ranging from 6x for Mega Mendung to 18x for Sido 0× 5× 10× 15× PRICE MULTIPLIER (HANDMADE ÷ PRINTED) 6× 8× 9× 12× 14× 18× Mega Mendung Buketan Truntum Kawung Parang Sido Sacred motif