Title
Spoon
Year/Period
Guangxu period (1875-1908), Qing dynasty
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 3.6,
x W: 12.0,
x D: 4.0cm
x W: 12.0,
x D: 4.0cm
Accession No.
2006-00905
Collection of
The Peranakan Chinese use two types of porcelain spoons, mainly for soups and desserts. The spoons are richly decorated in colourful enamels with floral and bird motifs, particularly the phoenix and the peony. Dessert spoons like this example are used with dessert bowls in the serving of Peranakan desserts such as 'chendol', 'tai bak' and 'biji delima'. This is a dessert spoon.
