Six Straits Chinese Dinner Plates
China but for the Straits Chinese Market
late 19th - early 20th century
diameter: 15.7cm
Each of these six plates is finely enamelled with a pheonix perched
on ornamental rockwork beside pink and blue peonies, framed by a
pink-ground border of lotus and Buddhistic emblems and a
scalloped, gilded rim. The reverse of each is decorated with
detached floral sprigs. Each plate is identical in form and size but
the decorations differ slightly suggesting that they all belong to one
set but various artisans were responsible for different parts of the
decoration.
Each has a 'Chou Shun Hsing' shop mark to the base.
These plates most probably belonged to a set of porcelain
commission from China by a wealthy Malacca or Singapore baba
family for an elaborate wedding.
Overall condition is excellent with relatively little loss to the gilded
scalloped edges although two plates have faint hairlines.
Inventory no.: 625
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China but for the Straits Chinese Market
late 19th - early 20th century
diameter: 15.7cm
Each of these six plates is finely enamelled with a pheonix perched
on ornamental rockwork beside pink and blue peonies, framed by a
pink-ground border of lotus and Buddhistic emblems and a
scalloped, gilded rim. The reverse of each is decorated with
detached floral sprigs. Each plate is identical in form and size but
the decorations differ slightly suggesting that they all belong to one
set but various artisans were responsible for different parts of the
decoration.
Each has a 'Chou Shun Hsing' shop mark to the base.
These plates most probably belonged to a set of porcelain
commission from China by a wealthy Malacca or Singapore baba
family for an elaborate wedding.
Overall condition is excellent with relatively little loss to the gilded
scalloped edges although two plates have faint hairlines.
Inventory no.: 625
Click here to see more Baba/Nonya or Straits Chinese items.
