Nyonya – Peranakan – Straits Chinese porcelain diamond shape dish, 19th c.

$540.00 AUD

Nyonya – Peranakan – Straits Chinese porcelain diamond shape dish, the lobed form decorated with lotus flowers within a border of flowers & butterflies, on white ground, on a short foot decorated with wave motif.
Pecked-in characters to base reading ‘Yong Yu’,
19th Century

22.5x17cm
numerous firing flaws, small chip underneath rim

Also known as Nyonya , Nonya, Peranakan, these particularly decorative wares were in demand in South-East Asian Chinese communities from the mid 19th century onwards. They are actually from the Chinese ceramic production center of Jingdezhen, made for the SE Asian market.

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