Title
Teacup
Year/Period
Guangxu period (1875-1908), Qing dynasty
Region
China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 5.2,
x Dia: 8.1cm
x Dia: 8.1cm
Accession No.
2006-01012
Collection of
The collective Baba Malay term for dining ware is 'pinggan mangkok', which literally means 'plates and bowls'. The dinner service can also include cups, saucers, spoons and spoon rests. Wealthy Peranakan families often commissioned the highest quality porcelain wares for special occasions that would bear their surnames. Teacups are one of the most common items in Straits Chinese porcelain. They would have elaborate decorations of phoenix and peony motifs, and colourful enamelled backgrounds of green, yellow and rose pink like this example.
