Peranakan Silver Spittoon Print length: 294 Pages

Print length: 294 Pages

The first part is the result of research in archives and printed sources

Beautiful statues of dancers

25 x 32 cm

Between Declarations and Dreams is National Gallery Singapore’s inaugural exhibition of the art of Southeast Asia from the 19th century to the present

Peranakan Silver Spittoon Print length: 294 PagesThis early 20th century silver spittoon was made in Java, likely by a Chinese silversmith for a Peranakan client. It was used in the context of betel nut chewing, a common social and cultural practice in the region at the time. The spittoon has a compressed globular base and a wide, flared, scalloped rim. Its surface is decorated with alternating panelssome plain, others chased with floral, bird, and foliate motifs. The rim is engraved with a petal