Mini Windows II - Blue

STOCK AVAILABILITY

This item is made to order. Please allow production time of approximately 2 - 4 weeks. Kindly note for variant without frame: batik box colour and pattern for are subject to availability and handpicked by the artist

MATERIAL

Watercolour and 3-D collage on canvas, comes with stand and hook for table top or wall display.

DIMENSIONS (Width x Height) CM

Artwork: 23 x 23

DETAILS

The Straits Chinese or Peranakan style is a blend of Chinese, Malay, European and colonial elements which flourished from the late 19^th century to World War II. Rich in detail and built with care, the style has humble beginnings. It first appeared in simple shop houses where tradesmen toiled, and was only later adopted in the elaborate terraces homes of wealthy merchant families. It was common for the original owners of these houses to inscribe, above the windows, either their name or the name of the village in China that they came from. This collection of doors and windows is an attempt to preserve the beauty of Peranakan architecture in an artistic three-dimensional form. The windows themselves are limited in originals, hand painted by Arthur P Y Ting with abstract collages as the background.

和睦相處 (he mu xiang chu) - Living in Harmony

This is a common message in every Chinese home, where the respect and harmonious living is so essential that it reflects on the upbringing and reputation of the individual family.

 Custom inscriptions available, ask us.