Peranakan Chinese Porcelain : Vibrant Festive Ware of the Nyonyas
By: Ming-Yuet, Kee (Author), Seng, Lim Hock (Author).
Tuttle Publishing,US. Published: 15/04/2009. Audience Guide: General (US: Trade). Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
Exuberant, ornate and colourful, Straits Chinese porcelain is a variety of polychrome enameled export ware made to specification in China during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries for the use of the Straits-born Chinese or Peranakan communities in Penang, Malacca and Singapore. Often called Nyonya ware after the Nyonyas or womenfolk of this unique subcategory of Chinese whose ancestors first settled in Malacca in the fifteenth century, it was used on festive occasions and for special functions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Straits Chinese porcelain is distinctive for its colourful famille rose enamels, enduring motifs, most often phoenixes, peonies and other symbols of marital bliss and longevity, and simple, functional shapes. Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0804840075/9780804840071
TITLE: Peranakan Chinese Porcelain CONTRIBUTORS: Ming-Yuet, Kee (Author), Seng, Lim Hock (Author) IMPRINT: Tuttle Publishing,US PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing,US FORMAT: Hardback PUBLICATION DATE: 15/04/2009
SUBJECT: Antiques & Collectables, General DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 229mm x 305mm PAGES: 256 AUDIENCE GUIDE: General (US: Trade) ILLUSTRATIONS: over 800 colour photographs
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