This sugar bowl is decorated with bold dragon motifs around the body and lid. The tactile and visual qualities of this vessel are achieved through slip trailing and gilding. Porcelain vessels with raised ornamentation featuring dragons are popularly referred to as dragonware. These were produced in Japan for export from the late 19th century onwards, and this creamer would have been made in the post-WWII period based on the style and quality of its decoration. The sugar bowl bears a mark featuring a crown flanked by leaves and the initials "S.S.". This sugar bowl was one of two dragonware vessels that originally belonged to the donor’s grandmother, Mdm Chua Geok Cheng (1904–1985), who had purportedly kept both items as decorative objects in her home.
