In the era of the Batik Kudus 1935 have started there and grew rapidly in the 1970s. Batik Kudus patterns and motifs are very diverse because at that time there was the Holy batik artisans of ethnic Chinese and artisans are indigenous people.
Kudus Batik coraknya more inclined to no resemblance to the coastal batik Pekalongan batik and Lasem for Holy geographically contiguous. Kudus Batik made by Chinese craftsmen known as batik or batik mistress saudagaran, which has a characteristic subtlety and complexity with Isen-isennya. And mostly worn by the upper middle class, who made his feature motifs more toward a blend of coastal batik and batik Mataraman (color sogan).
Kudus Batik made by Kudus native or native artisans influenced by the surrounding culture and pattern also affected coastal batik. Motif is made has meaning or usefulness for example to show no pattern sanctity of the marriage contract as a fashion color, peacock and unisex motifs bernafaskan Islamic culture or Islamic calligraphy motif. Bernafaskan calligraphy motif as influenced history walisongo which is the Holy Sunan Kudus (Syech Dja'far Shodiq) and Sunan Muria (Raden Said Umar), a style that Islam breath because many developing batik artisans around the area known as the Sunan Kudus Kulon.
One motif is also very well known in the vessel aground kudus motif historically spoken caretaker of Mount Muria nothing to do with the history of the ship belonging Sampokong Dampo awang stranded on Mount Moriah, according to history at the time of the debate between Sunan Muria (Raden Said Omar ) with Sampokong.
According Sampokong mountain pass is the sea but it is a belief Sunan Muria mountain until Dampo Awang ship ran aground on Mount Moriah. It was carrying spices and herbs which until now thrives in Mount Muria parijoto one of which is a fruit that is believed by the local community for 7 monthly event that their child good-looking.
And between plants in Mount Moriah is the tree fern Haji Sunan Muria which at the time used as a stick Sunan Muria and cycads timber until now believed by the local community can repel pests one rat, because the motif has grooves like snakes and carving such as calligraphy.
In the '80s the Kudus Batik suffered a setback because there is no craftsmen who produce more because of the development of batik printing the Kudus batik craftsmen many bankrupt and finally the Kudus society prefers to work as a cigarette factory workers because of the tobacco industry in Kudus.
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