Tjokrosuharto: "Arts and souvenirs" Top 5 Page for this destination Yogyakarta Shopping Tip by kokoryko

Shopping in Jogja? Of course, most of the shops are on Malioboro, and you can find a wide, very wide range of all sorts of clothing, batiks, souvenirs. . . as well as you can find lots of souvenirs next to the tourists attractions like the Sultan’s Palace or at Pasar Malam. If you like to be “trapped”, these are the places to go for shopping, as I consider that these places offer mostly cheap stuffs for high price. For batiks, there are workshops and specialised shops which offer quality items (Things to do tip). For Javanese art, nice souvenirs, real krisses (Javanese knives), clothing, jewellery, better go to some of the shops, a bit away from beaten paths!
I do not write publicity here, just write and show about what I have seen at Tjokrosuharto shop; that shop had an official website, which is now on Facebook, strange idea!
There is a wide range of small souvenirs you may like to bring back to friends and family, but also real big drums and gamelan bells. The silver ware behind the glass windows is not well photographed on picture 2, but you can see there is a big choice of krisses. These are real krisses made of top quality steel and their sharp blades are themselves works of art (picture 3). Oil paintings, carvings, toys (picture 4), whatever, you have choice, and there are also traditional clothes, even sarongs, but in traditional style, real batiks made with the iron types you can buy as antiques, like the ones on picture 5. There are also western type clothes in Indonesian style, and I brought back a silk batik shirt which is a real delight to wear on a hot sunny day!

What to buy: From antiques to souvenirs, music instruments to clothes, everything is there

What to pay: More expensive than souvenir shops, but much better quality

Directions: Jalan Panembahan 58
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55131
Phone: +62274375208
Theme: Gifts
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Yogyakarta/Tjokrosuharto-Arts-and-Crafts/50856131854