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CollectionStraits Chinese Collection
Object numberB2012-0012-006-0
TitleLacquer hard pillow with double phoenix and double dragon designs on ends
DescriptionThe pillows are made of a pliant material, probably bamboo, on which a thick layer of red lacquer is applied. The construction is essentially a hollow rectangular box with its longer edges bent into a gradual concave curve for resting the neck.
There are illustrations of dragons on one end of the pillows and phoenixes on the other.
(NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 103)
Object categoryLacquerware
MaterialLacquer
Dimensions
H: 13
L: 12
W: 18
L: 12
W: 18
Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi