Dinner services in Peranakan homes could range from hundreds to thousands of plates, bowls and spoons of varying sizes and shapes as well as other functional objects. Plates comprised a mixture of serving plates, dinner plates and condiment dishes for the dining table and lobed dishes for the ancestral altar.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Above is a beautiful 'kat mau', as these covered vases are known in Singapore, or 'chepu' / 'chupu' as they are known in Malacca, or 'himcheng' as they were called in Penang. The body and cover are decorated with bright enamels. Lime-green borders decorated with pink peonies. The top of the base and bottom of the cover have red borders decorated with stylised Chinese key-fret patterns. The cover is topped with a white handle or pull. The edges of the cover and the base are finished with gilt. The base is with a factory mark in red enamel. Chupu vases had no definitive use but usually were part of the large wedding sets that the Straits Chinese commissioned from China. Possibly, they were used to serve bird's nest soup or glutinous rice balls in syrup, delicacies that by tradition signified marital bliss and prosperity. Diameter : 9.5cm, Height : 12.5cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Diameter : 8.5cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.
Diameter : 9.5cm.
Saucer-dish 2.
Above are two saucer-dishes with curved-sides, everted gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims and straight foot rings, decorated on a white ground with shades of pink, green and brown, white and black; the centre featuring a phoenix flying above peony blossoms. The inner rims decorated with a border featuring the first four only of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (wheel of law, conch shell, umbrella and canopy / flag) because of the plates' small size, on a deep rose pink ground. The white-glazed outer walls painted with two floral scrolls.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 3.
Serving plate 3.
Above are three serving plates with sloping sides, gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims, shallow centres and short foot rings, decorated on a white ground with shades of pink, green and brown, white and black; the centre featuring a solitary phoenix perched on moss-covered rockery among peony sprays. The inner rims decorated with a border featuring the first four only of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (wheel of law, conch shell, umbrella and canopy / flag) because of the plates' small size, on a rose pink ground. The white-glazed outer walls painted with two or three floral scrolls. Diameter : 11cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.
Saucer-dish 2.
Above are two Kakiemon wares saucer-dishes with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom. Diameter : 9cm.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 2.
Above are two Kakiemon wares serving plates with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom. Diameter : 11cm.
Dinner plate 1.
Diameter : 22cm.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 2.
Diameter : 22.5cm.
Dinner plate 2.
Above are two Kakiemon wares dinner plates with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom.
Saucer-dish 1.
Diameter : 14cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.
Diameter : 13.5cm.
Saucer-dish 2.
Above are two saucer-dishes with gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims, flaring fluted cavetti and straight foot rings. The white-glazed interiors decorated with scattered sprigs of the flowers of the four seasons : peony (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and plum blossom (winter), and butterflies and crickets. The fluted outer walls painted with three stylised iron red bats near the rim.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 2.
Dinner plate 2.
Above are two dinner plates with sloping sides, gilt-edged, shallow centres and short foot rings, decorated on a white ground with colourful shades. The central medallions featuring a pair of fruit, possibly pomegranates or peaches. The outer walls painted with four iron red bats. Diameter : 18cm.
Also check on "Colourful Straits Chinese Porcelains (1)" and "Colourful Straits Chinese Porcelains (2)".
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.
Kat mau / chepu / chupu / himcheng.Above is a beautiful 'kat mau', as these covered vases are known in Singapore, or 'chepu' / 'chupu' as they are known in Malacca, or 'himcheng' as they were called in Penang. The body and cover are decorated with bright enamels. Lime-green borders decorated with pink peonies. The top of the base and bottom of the cover have red borders decorated with stylised Chinese key-fret patterns. The cover is topped with a white handle or pull. The edges of the cover and the base are finished with gilt. The base is with a factory mark in red enamel. Chupu vases had no definitive use but usually were part of the large wedding sets that the Straits Chinese commissioned from China. Possibly, they were used to serve bird's nest soup or glutinous rice balls in syrup, delicacies that by tradition signified marital bliss and prosperity. Diameter : 9.5cm, Height : 12.5cm.
Saucer-dish 1.Diameter : 8.5cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.Diameter : 9.5cm.
Saucer-dish 2.Above are two saucer-dishes with curved-sides, everted gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims and straight foot rings, decorated on a white ground with shades of pink, green and brown, white and black; the centre featuring a phoenix flying above peony blossoms. The inner rims decorated with a border featuring the first four only of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (wheel of law, conch shell, umbrella and canopy / flag) because of the plates' small size, on a deep rose pink ground. The white-glazed outer walls painted with two floral scrolls.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 3.
Serving plate 3.Above are three serving plates with sloping sides, gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims, shallow centres and short foot rings, decorated on a white ground with shades of pink, green and brown, white and black; the centre featuring a solitary phoenix perched on moss-covered rockery among peony sprays. The inner rims decorated with a border featuring the first four only of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (wheel of law, conch shell, umbrella and canopy / flag) because of the plates' small size, on a rose pink ground. The white-glazed outer walls painted with two or three floral scrolls. Diameter : 11cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.
Saucer-dish 2.Above are two Kakiemon wares saucer-dishes with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom. Diameter : 9cm.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 1.
Serving plate 2.
Serving plate 2.Above are two Kakiemon wares serving plates with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom. Diameter : 11cm.
Dinner plate 1.Diameter : 22cm.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 2.Diameter : 22.5cm.
Dinner plate 2.Above are two Kakiemon wares dinner plates with the decoration featuring phoenixes perched on rockery among thickets of blossoming peonies with the border of four floral scrolls, and the centre with a pot of plum blossom.
Saucer-dish 1.Diameter : 14cm.
Saucer-dish 1.
Saucer-dish 2.Diameter : 13.5cm.
Saucer-dish 2.Above are two saucer-dishes with gilt-edged chrysanthemum-shaped rims, flaring fluted cavetti and straight foot rings. The white-glazed interiors decorated with scattered sprigs of the flowers of the four seasons : peony (spring), lotus (summer), chrysanthemum (autumn) and plum blossom (winter), and butterflies and crickets. The fluted outer walls painted with three stylised iron red bats near the rim.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 1.
Dinner plate 2.
Dinner plate 2.Above are two dinner plates with sloping sides, gilt-edged, shallow centres and short foot rings, decorated on a white ground with colourful shades. The central medallions featuring a pair of fruit, possibly pomegranates or peaches. The outer walls painted with four iron red bats. Diameter : 18cm.
Also check on "Colourful Straits Chinese Porcelains (1)" and "Colourful Straits Chinese Porcelains (2)".
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