The repoussé gold ‘pending’, or buckle, features the auspicious dragon which symbolises vigilance and fortune. Although most Straits Chinese ‘pending’ are ogival or eye-shaped, such rectangular buckles were also popular with the Straits Chinese.
The repoussé gold ‘pending’, or buckle, features the auspicious dragon which symbolises vigilance and fortune. Although most Straits Chinese ‘pending’ are ogival or eye-shaped, such rectangular buckles were also popular with the Straits Chinese.