This porcelain dish is decorated with two phoenixes and pink peonies. The border is of white ground, showing the eight buddhist emblems. The exterior of the dish is decorated with three groups of floral spray designs. The base bears the reign mark of “Zhong Hua Min Guo” (中华民国). Peranakan porcelain, or nyonyaware, are terms used to refer to a type of overglazed, polychrome, enamelled porcelain made in China (probably Jingdezhen) specifically to suit the taste of Peranakan Chinese communities in insular Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia). It is recognised by its distinctive blend of bright, contrasting colours and elaborate designs, decorated with traditional Chinese auspicious and symbolic motifs. The white ground pieces in particular formed part of a larger dining ware service.
