Title
A pair of vertical door curtains
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Malacca, Straits Settlements
Dimension
Gross measurement: Please refer to parts
Accession No.
2011-01941
Collection of
This pair of door curtains is ornately decorated with embroidered auspicious symbols. The decorative motifs on these curtains include peony flowers, phoenix and the qilin. Peonies symbolise spring, love, beauty and good fortune while the phoenix can represent beauty, grace, high virtue, the Empress and the bride. The qilin motif symbolises fertility and good fortune.The motifs on this pair of curtains are usually associated with weddings thus suggests that they may have been used in the wedding chamber.
