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Peranakan Chinese Porcelain

Vibrant Festive Ware of the Straits Chinese

Peranakan Chinese Porcelain
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Author Kee Ming-Yuet
Photographs Lim Hock Seng
Price JPY 6,600
ISBN 978-0-8048-4007-1
Format 229×305mm 256pages
Availability Out-of-print
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Description

Exuberant, ornate and colorful, Straits Chinese porcelain is a variety of polychrome enameled export ware made to specification in China during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This lovely porcelain was made for the Straits-born Chinese or Peranakan communities in Penang, Malacca and Singapore and was used on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year. Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is illustrated with over 800 full-color photographs of these distinctive porcelain types. Supported by text and photographs on many related aspects of the characteristic Straits Chinese culture, such as architecture, dress and cuisine, Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is a wonderful contribution to the history of the Straits Chinese.

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