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A ceremonial silver tray (dulang), Johore or Riau-Lingga region,…
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Melbourne
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19-Nov-2013
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A ceremonial silver tray (dulang), Johore or Riau-Lingga region, Malaysia, c1900. 64 cm in diameter, weight 1303g. The tray is chased with an elaborate version of an emblem typically found on silverware from the Johore and Riau-Lingga region: a drawn/unsheathed keris (kris) crossed over its scabbard.*, *adulang with a similar emblem is illustrated in Arts of Asia, Vol.42, No.1, Jan/Feb 2012, Malay Silverware, by Raimy Che-Ross, pp.68-83. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is presently showing an exhibition titled Silver from the Malay World from 15 July 2013-16 March 2014. Bibliography, - Bennett, James, Beneath the Winds: Masterpieces of Southeast Asian Art from the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 2011, pp.130/131, -Che-Ross, Raimy,Malay Silverware, Arts of Asia, Vol 42, No. 1, Jan/Feb 2012, pp.68-83, -Che-Ross, Raimy,'Opinion' in Correspondence Section, Arts of Asia, Vol.43, No.2, Mar/Apr 2013, p.10, -Al-Jadir, Saad, Arab & Islamic Silver, London, 1981, -Fraser-Lu, Sylvia, Silverware of Southeast Asia, Oxford, 1990, -Mughal Silver Magnificence, XVI-XIXth C., exhibition catalogue, Brussels, 1987
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