Title
Large Dish with Reign Mark
Year/Period
Daoguang period (1821-1850)
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 24.2 x 24.2 x 4.0 cm
Accession No.
2016-00917
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Winson Tan in memory of the late Edward Tan TL
This white ground enameled plate with a pair of pheasants is dated to the Daoguang (1821-1850) period. It is therefore a predecessor to “nyonyaware”, the porcelain that is more often associated with Peranakan taste by the turn of the 20th century. According to descendents, the white pieces were used as part of a larger dining set and on the altar in the house of Tan Kim Seng.This dish is part of a group of porcelain and jewellery from Panglima Prang, the ancestral home of prominent businessmen and philanthropists, Tan Kim Seng (1805-1864) and Tan Jiak Kim (1859-1917).
