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Silver Panel Belt & Buckle
Peranakan Chinese community, Indonesia
19th century
length: 67cm, height of belt: 4.3cm, weight: 262g
Possibly from Palembang or Java, the local peranakan Chinese communities adopted from local court dress this form of belt comprising rectangular panels,
hinged together and then finished with a repoussed buckle. Chinese motifs were incorporated providing a syncreatic item. The style spread to the Straits
settlements during the early twentieth century.
This example features nine panels repoussed with lozenge and rectangular geometric motifs and a buckle repoussed with a central crane or stork motif
surrounded by flowers of the four seasons and Daoist emblems.
References: Silver panel belts made for the peranakan community are illustrated in Chin, E., Gilding the Phoenix: The Straits Chinese and their Jewellery,
The National Museum Singapore, 1991.
Inventory no.: 858
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Silver Panel Belt & Buckle
Peranakan Chinese community, Indonesia
19th century
length: 67cm, height of belt: 4.3cm, weight: 262g
Possibly from Palembang or Java, the local peranakan Chinese communities adopted from local court dress this form of belt comprising rectangular panels,
hinged together and then finished with a repoussed buckle. Chinese motifs were incorporated providing a syncreatic item. The style spread to the Straits
settlements during the early twentieth century.
This example features nine panels repoussed with lozenge and rectangular geometric motifs and a buckle repoussed with a central crane or stork motif
surrounded by flowers of the four seasons and Daoist emblems.
References: Silver panel belts made for the peranakan community are illustrated in Chin, E., Gilding the Phoenix: The Straits Chinese and their Jewellery,
The National Museum Singapore, 1991.
Inventory no.: 858
This Item is available - Ask about this item
