Straits Chinese Silver |
Contents
Acknowledgements 37 | 7 |
The Cultural Uniqueness of the Babas | 19 |
The Characteristics of Straits Silverworks | 38 |
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anklets antique attributed baba community belt bowls brooches buckles buntal plates Carl Kempe chased Chinese art Chinese silver Chinese silversmiths Chinese silverworks circular cm Fig cm From Singapore cm Width crafted craftsmanship craftsmen culture cup-stands Curtain-hook customs decorative designs decorative motifs decorative stem-plate depict Diameter dragons elaborate ewer example executed extant family heirlooms fashion floral caskets floral motifs foliated gilded gold and silversmiths Hokkien inches jewellery Johore kerosangs Length Malacca Malay clients Malaya Malaysia Ming Dynasty Ming period niello nineteenth century obverse and reverse old Straits silver openwork pair panels pearls Penang pendant peonies peranakan phoenixes piece of Straits Pillow-plate pocket plaques porcelain Portuguese probably products of Straits repoussé shown in figure silver artefacts Silvergilt sireh boxes sireh set South China stamped Straits Chinese Straits of Malacca Straits Settlements Straits silversmiths Straits silverworks stylistic T'ang Taoist teapots theme traditional babas typical wares wedding workmanship