Title
Belt buckle with figured applique
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Indonesia
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: 11.0 x 14.0 x 3.5 cm
Accession No.
2002-00739
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Edmond Chin
This 'pending' (belt buckle) features the eight Daoist immortals as well as other auspicious motifs such as turtles and phoenixes. Various metalwork techniques such as repoussé—in which designs are hammered into sheet metal—engraving and chasing were used to fashion the piece. Peranakan Chinese pending comes in a variety of shapes and styles. For instance, unlike this ogival or eye-shaped pending, Aceh-style pending tended to be quatrefoil.
