This batik work features a social gathering of beautiful women having afternoon tea. The main hall of the home is decorated with the finest furniture and colourful ceramics including the kamcheng. Intricate patterns ranging from the motifs on the hand carved furniture, wall panels, bowls, beaded shoes, carpet, to the sarong fabric reflect our unique local heritage and culture.
An art teacher, M. Sukri Derahman was a protege of the late Ismail Mat Hussin, whom he learned batik from. He has exhibited at City Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in the group exhibition Lambaian Kelantan in 2015, the Gelora Timur Exhibition at Dita Colour Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 2016, and China (Guangdong in 2016, Shandong in 2017). In August 2022, he participated in group exhibition Synthesis at Galeri Prima, Kuala Lumpur.