Title
Teacup
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
China
Material
Porcelain
Technique
Polychrome Under-glazed
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 5.0,
x Dia: 8.1cm
x Dia: 8.1cm
Accession No.
2006-01011
Collection of
NLB Type
Ceramic
The collective Baba Malay term for dining ware is 'pinggan mangkok', which literally means 'plates and bowls'. The dinner service can also include cups, saucers, spoons and spoon rests. Wealthy Peranakan families often commissioned the highest quality porcelain wares for special occasions that would bear their surnames. Teacups are one of the most common items in Straits Chinese porcelain. They would have elaborate decorations of phoenix and peony motifs, and colourful enamelled backgrounds of green, yellow and rose pink like this example.
