Title
A Chinese opera performance
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Frame size: 14 x 9 cm,
Image size: 13.1 x 8.1 cm
Image size: 13.1 x 8.1 cm
Accession No.
1995-00441
Collection of
This photograph depicts Chinese opera performers, one of whom is mounted on a horse and is wearing an elaborately designed costume, probably symbolic of her social status or wealth. The period between the 1880s and 1930s marked the heyday of Chinese opera in Singapore, given the influx of Chinese immigrants who had brought with them this popular and cheap form of entertainment.
