Title
Chupu
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th century
Region
Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 14.4,
x Dia: 12.5 cm
x Dia: 12.5 cm
Accession No.
2009-03049
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Sunny Chan Hean Kee
The word 'chupu' comes from the word ‘chepu’, the Malay word for a covered vessel used for storing things. In Baba Malay, the word chupu, refers to this form and it came in various sizes. The chupu had a specific use in Peranakan wedding. It was used as a serving vessel, ‘tiam sim’, for special tonics that the bride would serve to her new husband.
