“The Glory of Batik” presents only a fraction of the Danar Hadi collection, a mere 301 pieces of the estimated 10,000 piece collection. Carefully selected, they cover the period from the mid-19th century to approximately 1975, divided into major styles: those of the royal courts, that produced by merchants for the courts and the public, the antithetic but sometimes imitative batik produced on Java’s north coast, and regional variations, and includes influences emanating from long-lasting contact with other cultures from all over the world. The story ends with a brief look at the kind of batik that developed in the cauldron of nationalistic feelings that followed the proclamation of independence in 1945.