The Peranakan Exhibition and Show

A curated exhibition of Peranakan lifestyle.

The golden tali pinggang to match the auburn chocolate kebaya with flying pheasant with
citrine plumes and equally alluring burnt sienna sarong with coral and tangerine blossoms.

The exquisite melange of spring colours make up this beadwork piece
with the slender delicate point of the kasut tongkang embroidered in silver.

A homey arrangement - chintz floral baju panjang and
the old hot coal iron, still used in parts of India today.

Sia nah red lacquer gift carrier baskets alongside enamel tiffins 

and delicate famille rose pink and green nyonya porcelains.

Stoke-on-trent designs tasselate the floor.

 

The nam wood Chinese bed, lacquered in red and gilded in gold,

with fertility tassels flowing down from the beaded curtains.  

Elaborate mother of pearl chairs in front of the portrait of Mrs Kapitan China.

 

The facade of a Straits Eclectic house

with grandpa's bicycle out front.

a perfect stage is set for The Peranakan show.

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