Peranakan Silver Spittoon Print length: 294 Pages

Print length: 294 Pages

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

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

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