Recommending "Straits Chinese Porcelain"
By Datin Sri Kee Ming-Yuet
E005684 / 738.209 KEE

     This is a  book which celebrates the uniqueness, breadth and diversity of the Straits Chinese Porcelain as showcased by the author Datin Sri Kee Ming-Yuet's private collection over a span of forty years. Selected pieces from her collection have been on loan to the Asian Civilization Museum in Singapore.
     Written in English, this book will inspire you to the appreciation of the porcelain arts of the Nonya and Baba families. Even flipping through the hundreds of very beautiful pictures will bring you the sheer pleasure of viewing oriental arts. It also provides some knowledge concerning the historical background of the unique Straits community, the manufacturing process of the porcelain wares and their connection to the ancestral homeland of China during the Qing dynasty.

Further reading:
Treasures of the Babas ( E005015 / 738 TRE )    

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Straits Chinese Porcelain
－By Datin Sri Kee Ming-Yuet
E005684 / 738.209 KEE
《海峡侨生华人的瓷器》

     是谁，把一帧帧精美，色彩鲜艳富丽的大篇幅图片，把海峡侨生华人(Nonya and Baba)家庭中独特的瓷器艺术，呈现在您眼前？
     Datin Sri Kee Ming-Yuet，一位对侨生华人的瓷器艺术有特殊兴趣与研究的教育与文化工作者，通过她的英文著作"Straits Chinese Porcelain",把她的多年收藏及对该文化传统的知识与您分享。
     这本书的题名或可意译为《海峡侨生华人的瓷器》。虽然是用英文书写，但其中所包含的数百张照片，图案特写，达到一目了然的效果，超越了文字叙述的功能。因此，你我他皆可以阅读浏览，而各有所得。
     侨生华人(Nonya and Baba)家庭中的茶壶，碗碟，托盘，杯盏，酒器，匙羹，瓮罐，花瓶，甚至痰盂等等，都以精致，富象征性的中国传统图案设计，以及艳丽的釉彩衬托。单看图片就可感受到上一世纪海峡侨生家庭中的富贵雅致的生活气息。
     至於这一特殊社群的产生，发展及淡化，其瓷器的烧制过程,真伪鉴别及与中国清朝瓷艺的关系又如何呢？书中也一一说明，使您对该社群又有另一层的认识。

伸延阅读：
Treasures of the Babas ( E005015 / 738 TRE )

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29-7-2006