Title
Large pink kamcheng with green panels
Year/Period
Late 19th or early 20th century
Region
China
Object Type
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 14.0 x 34.0 cm,
Object size: 34.0 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm
Object size: 34.0 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm
Accession No.
2023-01348
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs Rose Wong in memory of her parents Mr and Mrs Khoo Soo Beow
Kamchengs are covered jars that served primarily as food vessels for festive occasions like weddings and birthdays. This kamcheng is among the largest pieces produced for the Peranakan community. It belongs to the category of polychrome overglaze enamelled ceramics known as “Nyonyaware”, a class export Chinese porcelain made in the 19th and early 20th centuries to suit the tastes of the Peranakan communities of Southeast Asia. Nyonyaware is distinctive for its combination of bright colours, profusion of decoration and preferred motifs of peony and phoenix.
