Title
Group of wine cups
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Dimension
Object size: C-1293: H3.5 cm,
Object size: C-1293-A: H3.8 x Dia6.3 cm,
Object size: C-1293-B: H3.8 x Dia6.5 cm,
Object size: C-1293-C: H3.8 x Dia6.5 cm
Object size: C-1293-A: H3.8 x Dia6.3 cm,
Object size: C-1293-B: H3.8 x Dia6.5 cm,
Object size: C-1293-C: H3.8 x Dia6.5 cm
Accession No.
C-1293
Collection of
Wine cups were traditionally used on altars in the Peranakan home. Wine cups were either used in a set of three for an offering to the deities, or in a set of eight to the ancestors. Wine cups are the smallest size of cups found in Nonyaware.
