Title
A pair of Teochew wedding ceremonial embroidered banners (pink)
Year/Period
20th Century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 92.0 x 74.0 cm,
Object size: 107.0 x 92.0 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts.
Object size: 107.0 x 92.0 cm,
Object size: Refer to parts.
Accession No.
2020-00480
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Lee Soo Wah, in memory of Chow Gek Cher
The pair of pink Teochew wedding ceremonial embroidered banners was likely commissioned for a traditional Teochew wedding. These persons likely presented it to the father of the groom as a celebratory gift. The embroidery features cranes taking flight amidst pine trees and lotuses. In Chinese culture, a pair of cranes represent one’s wish for a long, married life, while a crane in pine trees symbolise the desire for a long life together, based off the Chinese phrase “to grow old together as if in Spring” (松鹤同春).
