Peranakan Chinese porcelain : vibrant festive ware of the Straits Chinese / Kee Ming-Yuet ; photography by Lim Hock Seng.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kee, Ming-Yuet.

Contributor:

Seng, Lim Hock.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Porcelain, Peranakan--Pictorial works.

Porcelain, Peranakan.

Porcelain, Chinese--Pictorial works.

Porcelain, Chinese.

Peranakan (Asian people)--Social life and customs.

Peranakan (Asian people).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

Clarendon, VT : Tuttle Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exuberant, ornate and colorful, Straits Chinese porcelain is a variety of polychrome enameled export ware made to specification in China during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This lovely porcelain was made for the Straits-born Chinese or Peranakan communities in Penang, Malacca and Singapore and was used on festive occasions such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and Chinese New Year.Peranakan Chinese Porcelain is illustrated with over 800 full-color photographs of these distinctive porcelain types. Supported by text and photographs on many related aspect

Contents:

CONTENTS; A FEAST FOR THE EYES; Chapter 1: CHINESE EXPORT WARES AND TRADE ROUTES; China's Trade with the Outside World; Nineteenth Century Chinese Trade Porcelain; Chapter 2: THE PERANAKAN CHINESE COMMUNITY; A Unique Hybrid; The First Arrivals; The Earliest Peranakan Chinese Communities; A Position of Privilege; The Special Position of Women; A Fusion of Cultures; Language; Dress; Cuisine; Betel Chewing; From Prominence to Obsolescence; Chapter 3: PERANAKAN PORCELAIN TYPES AND ORIGINS; Defining Nyonya Ware; An Exclusive Product; Special Features; Places of Production; Varieties of Nyonya Ware

White Ground WaresFully Enamelled Wares; Dating and Marks; Chapter 4: MOTIFS AND COLOURS; Influences from China; Central Decorative Motifs; Birds Real and Imaginary; Animals Real and Imaginary; Insects; Flowers and Plants; Fruits and Vegetables; Religious Symbols; Motifs in Medallions; Border Patterns; Religious Symbols; The Colours of Nyonya Ware; White; Rose Pink; Green; Yellow; Coral Red; Blue; Brown; Gilding; Decorative and Colour Influences on Later Nyonya Dress; Chapter 5: FORMS AND FUNCTIONS; Kitchen and Dining Wares; Plates and Dishes; Bowls; Spoons; Teapots; Tea Trays; Teacups

Covered Jars (Kamcheng)Covered Jars (Katmau); Other Kitchen Wares; Steamers; Wine Warmers; Tiered Food Containers (Tingkat); Melon Seed (Kuaci) Boxes; Ancestral Altar Table Wares; Vases; Offering Dishes; Incense Burners; Joss Stick Holders; Bedroom Wares; Washbasins; Soap Dishes; Powder Boxes; Hair Oil Pots; Other Household Items; Spittoons; Vases; Drum Stools; Cricket Boxes; Chapter Six: OTHER EXPORT WARES IN PERANAKAN HOMES; Blue and White Chinese Trade Porcelains; Chinese Enamelled Wares; Japanese Trade (Kakiemon) Wares; Coral Wares; A RESURGENCE OF INTEREST; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p.251) and index.

ISBN:

1-4629-0693-1

OCLC:

794664027