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Peranakan Chinese Porcelain: Vibrant Festive Ware of the Nyonyas

Peranakan Chinese Porcelain: Vibrant Festive Ware of the Nyonyas

Kee Ming-Yuet ,  Lim Hock Seng

9780804840071

Tuttle Publishing


Antiques & collectables; Pottery, ceramics & glass crafts

Hardback

256 pages

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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.

By:   Kee Ming-Yuet, Lim Hock Seng
Imprint:   Tuttle Publishing
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 25mm,  Width: 305mm,  Spine: 229mm
Weight:   1.474kg
ISBN:  

9780804840071


ISBN 10:   0804840075
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   April 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Available   Availability explained
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Kee Ming-Yuet has been a collector of Straits Chinese porcelain for over forty years, amassing some 700 pieces, most of which are showcased in this book. <br>Lim Hock Seng, one of Malaysia's leading photographers, has more than 15 years of photographic experience in the field of fine art, portraiture and landscapes.

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