Title
Plate
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Diameter: 19,
x H: 3.2 cm
x H: 3.2 cm
Accession No.
2005-00135
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mr. Khaw Cheng Joey
This white ground dish painted in colourful enamels, has a peony and phoenix motif.Nonyaware plates were made in a variety of sizes – large platters, dinner plates, dessert dishes, plates, salad plates, and saucers. Most were purchased as part of dinner services, used for special occasions like the ‘tok panjang’ wedding feast. Wealthy families, who wanted special and unique pieces often commissioned items of rare designs or coloured grounds. Tok panjang refers to the long rectangular table often found in Peranakan Chinese homes.The term ‘makan tok panjang’ literally means to eat at a long table, to suggest dining at home during celebratory occasions.
