Title
Set of dragon moulds (blue and green)
Year/Period
2000s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2023-00267
Collection of
The dragon joss stick (longxiang 龙香) is the most popular type of large joss sticks produced by Tay Guan Heng, the only manufacturer of large hand-crafted joss sticks in Singapore when it ceased operations in December 2022. This set of moulds was one of the most frequently used by the manufacturer for the decoration of their 6-feet tall dragon joss sticks. The current set is handmade using a silicone gun by Albert Tay as the older moulds made of joss dough had started to break with over usage. The moulds belonging to one set are coloured coded for easy identification. The blue and green coloured moulds were used for making the front-facing dragon that was applied onto the core of the joss stick.
