Title
Blue and white Straits Chinese porcelain bowl
Year/Period
Late 19th century
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: 17.3cmx8cm
Accession No.
1999-01446-011
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Chang Du Li
Chinese blue and white porcelain ware was widely used in Southeast Asia. It was cheaper and more durable than polychrome enamel ware. It was used by the Peranakan Chinese mainly for ancestral offerings and for making offerings during funeral ceremonies, as blue (a substitute for black) and white were their traditional colours of mourning. However, such wares were common and thus not exclusive to the Straits Chinese household. This particular bowl features floral, foliage and butterfly motifs.
