Title
Sin Kion Kwok Studio photograph of Peranakan family on the porch
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Penang
Material
Dimension
Image size: 27.7 x 23.5 cm,
Object size: 30.4 x 25.5 cm
Object size: 30.4 x 25.5 cm
Accession No.
2017-00745
Collection of
This photograph shows a large group posing on the porch. It was found with a board which was stamped with the studio mark ‘Sin Kion Kwok Studio 74 Queen’s road, Hong Kong.’Ranging from formal studio portraits to albums of snapshots of everyday life and stately ancestral portraits, this large group of photographs reveals the many forms of photography available and gives insight into the various aspects of the lives of Peranakans.
