Kasongan Tourism Village Yogyakarta

 

Gapura Desa Kasongan

"Looking closer manufacture of ceramic craft that has been passed down through the generations as they hunted a beautiful collection of hand-craftsmanship results."

          Kasongan is the name of the tourist destination in the district of Bantul, Yogyakarta is famous for handicrafts gerabahnya. This place is exactly located in the hamlet Kajen, Bangunjiwo villages, districts Poor, Bantul, Yogyakarta, (~ S 7.846567 ° - 110.344468 ° E) approximately 6 km from the North Square of Yogyakarta to the south.

History Kasongan

          Kasongan paddies originally a land belonging to the villagers in the south of Yogyakarta. In the period of Dutch colonization in Indonesia, in the paddies belonging to one of the residents were found dead horse. The horse is believed to belong to Dutch detective. Because at that time Dutch occupation era, the people who own the land and immediately release the fear that their land rights are not admitted again later. Fear is also common in other populations that have rice fields around it that eventually also release land rights. Due to the amount of land that is free, then the other villagers immediately recognizes that land. Residents who do not have the land then switched professions to become a ceramic craftsman who originally only mengempal-ngempal land that is not broken when put together. Actually the land is only used for children's toys and furniture in the kitchen. However, due diligence and hereditary tradition, Kasongan eventually became famous enough Tourism Village.

         Since 1971-1972, the Tourism Village Kasongan progressing quite rapidly. Sapto Hudoyo (a great artist Yogyakarta) to help develop tourism village by fostering community Kasongan mostly craftsmen to give a touch of art and commercial designs for pottery pottery produced so that no impression is boring and monotonous, but can provide value and values ​​of art high economic. Ceramic Kasongan commercialized on a large scale by Sahid Ceramics around the 1980s.

        The craft of pottery produced by Kasongan generally in the form of jars with various motifs (peacocks, dragons, roses and many others), pots of various sizes (from small to shoulder the size of an adult), souvenirs, frames, wall hangings, furniture such as tables and chairs, etc.. But then developing varied products include artificial flowers from banana leaves, bamboo furnishings, mask-topengan and many others. The handicrafts are good quality and have been exported to foreign countries such as Europe and America. Usually this village is visited by tourists visiting Yogyakarta.

Ceramic sculpture Loroblonyo

        One of the well-known ceramic display is a pair of statues bride sitting politely. This pair of statues known as Loroblonyo which was first created by studio Loroblonyo. The statue was adopted from a pair of statues of the bride belonged to the Sultan's Palace. In interpretation of Java, Loro means two or a pair, while Blonyo meaningful makeup procession through the baths and dressed. But the true meaning will still be a question Loroblonyo workers in Kasongan.
       

Patung Keramik Loro Blonyo. 

         The existence of trust Loroblonyo statue will bring hockey and create lasting household life when placed in the home, according to the narrative, it brings a positive effect on the sale of a pair of ceramic sculpture. While some foreign tourists who love the shape, special ordered with a variety of forms such as dancers, guitar players, pragawati and so forth. Her clothes were no longer using Java grip, in addition to adopting the typical clothing some countries, the most widely used motifs Bali and Thailand. Some ceramics gallery now has sold a pair of these unique sculptures that still continue to be produced by several different forms.

Data on the Market Kasongan
 
Market Location Kasongan located in Hamlet Kajen, Kasongan Kasihan, Bantul
At Market Open from 09:00 to 21:00 Kasongan
Free entrance fee, just pay for parking
Many facilities that you can enjoy a variety of crafts including pottery and ceramics, hotels, banks, money changers, travel information center.

The craft and produced several photo Kasongan village.

 
If you are interested in obtaining various types of pottery with a wide price range and variation as a souvenir after around Yogya, then we suggest you visit and shop here. In addition to local crafters petrified survive we can also learn instantly Kasongan community wisdom.