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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 959566, member: 2844"]It is Nyonya Ware or Peranakan porcelain, made in China for the Southeast Asian Peranakan market. These are now collected in SE Asia.</p><p>The blotches in the glaze and the remains of a mark are a sign that this is a genuine piece, my guess is first half of the 20th century. The red mark could have been the mark of a retailer.</p><p>The stand is not original to the bowl, and looks more recent. But as you said, a sign that someone thought it special.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Peranakan or Straits Chinese are Southeast Asian people who are a mix of local people and Chinese. They have a culture of their own.</p><p><br /></p><p>Peranakan ladies are called nyonyas, a Javanese term that was originally used for Portuguese and Dutch colonial ladies. The word nyonya is probably derived from the Portuguese 'dona', the lady of the house.</p><p>To combat the discrimination of Peranakan people and boost their image somewhat, locals were encouraged by the Dutch to call Peranakan ladies nyonya as well. The Portuguese and Dutch left Malaysia and Indonesia, the term nyonya remained.</p><p>The Chinese porcelain the ladies bought for their households came to be known as Nyonya or Peranakan Ware.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is something on the popularity of Nyonya or Peranakan Ware:</p><p><a href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/cover-story-investing-peranakan-ceramics" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/cover-story-investing-peranakan-ceramics" rel="nofollow">https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/cover-story-investing-peranakan-ceramics</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 959566, member: 2844"]It is Nyonya Ware or Peranakan porcelain, made in China for the Southeast Asian Peranakan market. These are now collected in SE Asia. The blotches in the glaze and the remains of a mark are a sign that this is a genuine piece, my guess is first half of the 20th century. The red mark could have been the mark of a retailer. The stand is not original to the bowl, and looks more recent. But as you said, a sign that someone thought it special. The Peranakan or Straits Chinese are Southeast Asian people who are a mix of local people and Chinese. They have a culture of their own. Peranakan ladies are called nyonyas, a Javanese term that was originally used for Portuguese and Dutch colonial ladies. The word nyonya is probably derived from the Portuguese 'dona', the lady of the house. To combat the discrimination of Peranakan people and boost their image somewhat, locals were encouraged by the Dutch to call Peranakan ladies nyonya as well. The Portuguese and Dutch left Malaysia and Indonesia, the term nyonya remained. The Chinese porcelain the ladies bought for their households came to be known as Nyonya or Peranakan Ware. Here is something on the popularity of Nyonya or Peranakan Ware: [URL]https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/cover-story-investing-peranakan-ceramics[/URL][/QUOTE]
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