Nine Koi Batik Painting | Langkawi, Malaysia

Koi fish is a symbol of good luck and martial harmony. There are nine koi fish in this print. The number nine means longevity in Chinese. Koi fish and water also brings prosperity and wealth to the family. Many people hang koi fish paintings in their homes to bring good fortune to their life. Batik is a technique of manual wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting. The applied wax resists dyes and therefore allows the artisan to color selectively by soaking the cloth in one color, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colors are desired. This video was recorded at Pisang Handicraft and Art Village located on the beautiful island of Langkawi, Malaysia.