Title
Bowl cover
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Diameter: 10.8,
x H: 3 cm
x H: 3 cm
Accession No.
2005-00075
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift in memory of Mr.Khaw Cheng Joey
This bowl cover has an underglaze blue decoration of city walls, boats, buildings and the riverside and stamped on the top with a factory mark. Blue and white porcelain is relatively common in the Peranakan community. They were produced in large quantities for the export market although not highly sought after by collectors of Peranakan porcelain, who do not view them as unique to the Peranakan community. This type of porcelain was generally used by the Peranakan communities of Singapore and Malacca for ancestral worship and for daily use. It is quite difficult today to find a complete set in perfect condition as most were used and divided up when ancestral houses were dismantled.
