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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionStraits Chinese Collection Object numberB2008-0045-001-0 TitleNamwood Red & Gold Bridal Cupboard DescriptionA two-tier red-and-gold cabinet. The top cabinet is supported on legs fashioned as a dragon resting on a lion-dog, while the lower cabinet sits on scrolled feet. Two-tier cabinets have no provision for hanging. They are designed with only shelves and are suitable for the Asian tradition of folding clothes for storage. The cabinet handles are in the shape of the character 寿 (shou), meaning longevity. The handle of the drawer is shaped like the ancient Chinese square-footed spade coin (fang zu bu, 方足布) and inscribed with the character 财 (cai) meaning wealth. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 106) Object categoryFurniture MaterialWood, lacquer, gold leaf, glass Dimensions H: 211.5 cm L: 112.4 cm D: 53.9 cm

Object numberB2008-0045-001-0

TitleNamwood Red & Gold Bridal Cupboard

DescriptionA two-tier red-and-gold cabinet. The top cabinet is supported on legs fashioned as a dragon resting on a lion-dog, while the lower cabinet sits on scrolled feet. Two-tier cabinets have no provision for hanging. They are designed with only shelves and are suitable for the Asian tradition of folding clothes for storage. The cabinet handles are in the shape of the character 寿 (shou), meaning longevity. The handle of the drawer is shaped like the ancient Chinese square-footed spade coin (fang zu bu, 方足布) and inscribed with the character 财 (cai) meaning wealth. (NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 106)

Object categoryFurniture

MaterialWood, lacquer, gold leaf, glass

Dimensions

H: 211.5 cm
L: 112.4 cm
D: 53.9 cm

Details