This blue-and-white bowl with sweet pea design was commonly found in Peranakan Chinese kitchens and on altar tables before the Second World War. This is part of a large group of porcelain that came from the house of Panglima Prang (c. 1860), formerly located on River Valley road in Singapore. Two prominent Peranakans in the Tan family include Tan Kim Seng (1805-1864) and Tan Jiak Kim (1859-1917). Both were highly regarded businessmen, community leaders and philanthropists in their time.
