Title
Soup spoon
Year/Period
Early Republican period (1911-1930)
Region
China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 5.0,
x W: 12.3,
x D: 3.9cm
x W: 12.3,
x D: 3.9cm
Accession No.
2006-01078
Collection of
Peranakans use mainly two types of porcelain spoons particularly for soups and dessert. Soup spoons such as this example are larger. There are variations in the design of each type of spoon. Some soup spoons have the shape of a ‘cobra-head’. Motifs range from floral to blackbird to phoenix to butterfly. Dessert spoons are used with dessert bowls in the serving of Peranakan desserts such as 'chendol', 'tai bak' and 'biji delima'.
