Title
Bowl
Year/Period
Mid-late 19th century
Region
China
Material
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 6.,
0 Dia: 13.8cm
0 Dia: 13.8cm
Accession No.
2011-02520
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi in memory of Tun Tan Cheng Lock.
This white-ground bowl belongs to a Nonyaware dinner service. The decoration enamel pattern with the pheasant amongst peony flowers was a popular design. A Peranakan dinner service, like this set, can total many hundreds of pieces, with about eight different types of vessel shapes and sizes, including dessert ware. Large quantities of this kind of porcelain were made for export to Southeast Asia. Only the wealthiest Peranakan families could afford to place orders for large sets of matching porcelain for celebratory feasts. These impressive displays were laid out on the ‘tok panjang’ (literally ‘long table’) that was the formal dining table for special occasions.
