Title
Eng Tiang Huat Chinese Cultural Shop Brass Gong
Year/Period
20th Century
Region
Acquired in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Gross measurement: 91.0 x 91.0 cm,
Object size: 91.0 x 91.0 x 7.0 cm
Object size: 91.0 x 91.0 x 7.0 cm
Accession No.
2025-00431
Collection of
This is a brass gong imported by the Chinese cultural shop, Eng Tiang Huat (Weng Zhan Fa翁展發). The brass gong was likely used in Chinese opera performances to announce the entrance of major actors or identify major plot points to audiences during an ongoing performance. Eng Tiang Huat is a shop founded during the 1930s that supplies Chinese artefacts and Chinese trade items related to Singapore.
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