The batik industry of Java flourished from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Some Lasemese batiks feature motifs from its neighboring batik making regions, such as Solo, Yogyakarta, and Pekalongan. However, some batik makers also feature what they see in their surroundings into their art. Being a coastal city, marine life (sea grapes, fish, crustaceans, corals, etc) is the most common featured. The forced labor during the Dutch colonial period also contributed to a unique Lasemese motif, kricak (the gravels) inspired by the gruesome task of breaking rocks into tiny gravels for building the 1,000-kilometer road from Anyer in West Java to Panarukan in East Java.