Title
Spoon
Year/Period
Xuantong period (1909-1911),Qing dynasty
Region
China
Material
Porcelain
Technique
Polychrome Under-glazed
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 4.2,
x W: 14.0,
x D: 4.7cm
x W: 14.0,
x D: 4.7cm
Accession No.
2006-01972
Collection of
Peranakans use mainly two types of porcelain spoons particularly for soups and dessert. Soup spoons were larger. This is a dessert spoon. There are variations in the design of each type of spoon. Some soup spoons have the shape of a ‘cobra-head’. Motifs range from floral to blackbird to phoenix to butterfly. Dessert spoons are used with dessert bowls in the serving of Peranakan desserts such as 'chendol', 'tai bak' and 'biji delima'.