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Rubber tapping cup

Title

Rubber tapping cup

Year/Period

c. 1960s

Region

Singapore

Object Type

rubber tapping cups

Material

Stoneware

Technique

Moulded

Dimension

Object size: H8.0 x Dia10.5 cm

Accession No.

C-1375

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This tapered rubber tapping cup has white glaze inside and out. The cup was made at the Thow Kwang Dragon Kiln, one of the two dragon kilns in Singapore.Thow Kwang is one of the last surviving dragon kilns or “Long Yao” in Singapore. It was built in 1940. The dragon kiln is still being used by artists to fire ceramic works.