Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
283. Interesting Baba Nyonya wedding set, consisting in a chest of drawers and mirror, made of exotic wood, decorated with floral-vegetal motifs charcateristic of the Peranakan ethnic group, descendants of the Chinese who emigrated to the south-west of Malaysia and Singapore, the end of the 19th century, very rare
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283. Interesting Baba Nyonya wedding set, consisting in a chest of drawers and mirror, made of exotic wood, decorated with floral-vegetal motifs charcateristic of the Peranakan ethnic group, descendants of the Chinese who emigrated to the south-west of Malaysia and Singapore, the end of the 19th century, very rare
Starting price:
EUR 3.000
Not sold
pierced exotic wood, lacquered and partially painted with gilded pigment and green pigment, oglinda 69 x 42 cm, comodă 89.5 x 100 x 54 cm
The Peranakan Chinese are descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to the Malay Archipelago, including to Malaysia and Singapore (where they are named Baba-Nyonya) and the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia, where they were called Kiau-Seng) and southern Thailand, mainly in Phuket and Ranong, between the 15th and the 17th century. The members of this community in Malaysia refer to each other as Baba Nyonya. The term ”baba” refers to men, while ”nyonya” to women. This set is part of the special items intended for the wedding ritual, its bright colours aimed at attracting wealth for the new couple.
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