In the late 1800s, the famed batik artisan Puri Mangkunegara had a batik workshop that was managed by Mrs. van Gentsch Gottlieb. This pattern was one of the patterns that came as a result of the batik center.

This popular design is in the shape of a dagger (curiga). The dagger pattern is one of the original batik patterns that has existed since the time of the Mataram Kartasura Palace in Solo.

Semen is one of the oldest batik patterns. The primary type of semen motif is meru, from Mount Mahameru, which is thought to be the home of the gods.