Sunday, October 15, 2017

Antique Chinese Octagonal Lacquered Sweet Meat Box

This is a wonderful Chinese 19th century sweet meat box. It is burgundy lacquer box, with removable lid in octagonal shape with nine bright red removable compartments.

Diameter : 24cm, Height : 8.5cm

Do check on my previous post about the Chinese lacquered sweet meat box.


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Sunday, October 1, 2017

Nyonya Wedding Costume 2

I am pleased and proud to own this complete set of Nyonya wedding tunic top and dress. An example of the same pink tunic like this (But just the top) was exhibited in Peranakan Museum in Singapore months back.

It is from Jakarta, Indonesia, around early to mid 20th century, and features various motifs embroidered in gold thread. Indonesian Peranakan wedding costumes tended to be more extravagant than the ones used in Malacca, Penang and Singapore. The costumes were often sewed with pure silver or gold threads with some complemented with unique sequins onto their designs.


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