The Nyonya N Baba Shop

INTRODUCTION

Peranakan Chinese porcelain ware is an exclusive use by the Strait Chinese community in the Malay Peninsula and Singapore. They were called Nyonyas for the women and the Babas for the men, the , peranakan porcelain ware was always reserved for festive occasions such as wedding, birthdays and anniversaries and they are decorated with suitable Chinese motifs, symbolizing marital harmony, longevity and also as a status among the Nyonyas and the babas.

The Peranakan Chinese ware was crafted to the needs and taste of the striate Chinese and they have been produced exclusively for the Nyonyas and the Babas. The Nyonyas ware was produced when Peranakan communities were in Penang and Singapore, the special features of Nyonya wares is their colourful nature expressed in the background colours as well as the ornateness of the decorative motifs. In every Nyonya ware the central design is a single readily identifiable phoenix and it was often depicted as a flaming pearl, symbolizing a auspicious bridal union.

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Nyonya soap box :

2 piece rectangle on a white glazed base container, a fitted low domed cover with a cross like lug handle topped by a knot with a shape of a peach

Dimensions:

length- 11.5 cm
height- 6cm
colour available- green/yellow
price- $20

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Rice and Soup Bowl

The Peranakan chinese used bowl to serve rice, noodle or soup.

Peranakan Rice and Soup bowls with round side chrysanthemum shape rims and straight footing glaze with rose pink enamel exterior decorated with jade green, with a flying phoenix on one side and a luxuriant peony on the other side.

Dimensions:

length- 20cm(big)/ 11.5cm (small)
height- 10cm(big)/5cm/small
colour- green/yellow
price- $20(big)/ $18(small)

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Spoon:

The spoon is used for the transfer of gravy-based food to their dinner plate and also for deserts. It's a simple oval shape scoop with a flat base. Inside the spoon, it features a large pink and white peony on the deep aqua queen background as for yellow spoon it's a phoenix inside.

Dimensions:

length- 12cm
width- 4.5cm
colour- green/yellow
price- $7

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Kamcheng:

covered jars fitted with two side handles made of stout ring to facilitate handling and a dome cover with a lion-dog or peach finial range. The body and cover featuring on each side a deep rose pink ogival medallion with a phoenix and peonies.

Dimensions:

length- 17.5cm
height- 12 cm
weight- 1kg
colour- green/yellow
price- $75

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Soup scoop

Dimensions:

length- 21.5cm
weight- 0.6kg
colour- green/yellow
price- $25

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Oval-like shaped dish

Dimension:

length- 18.5cm
height- 3cm
weight-0.6Kg
colour- green
price- $35

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Basically we are selling replicas of Nyonya porcelain wares which are of reasonable price, stay tune for more!