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Bed cover

Title

Bed cover

Year/Period

Early-mid 20th century

Region

Jakarta, Indonesia

Dimension

Object size: H: 206.7,
x W: 180 cm

Accession No.

2010-03507

Collection of

Peranakan Museum

The decorative motifs on this bed cover include embroidered peony flowers and phoenix motifs. Peonies symbolise spring, love, beauty and good fortune while the phoenix can represent beauty, grace, high virtue, the Empress and the bride. The auspicious symbols suggest that it was possibly used in wedding ceremonies, such as the drapes for the traditional wedding bed.