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GLOSSARY

Straits Chinese Porcelain

Porcelain singularly intended for the Straits Chinese community in the former Straits Settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore. An older term is Nonya (Nyonya) ware, referring to porcelain used by married Chinese women of some standing, in Malaysia.

See also: Baba-nonya and Kitchen Qing

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