CUIHO FIGURE COCK BELT

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Historical Period

Early 19th century

Material

Teak wood

Dimention

Upper Cabinet: 81,7 cm x 39,5 cm x 96,1 cm

Lower Cabinet: 82,3 cm x 40 cm x 74 cm

Base : 84 cm x 41,2 cm x 13,5 cm

📄Description

Cuiho wedding wardrobe Image. Usually engraved with the story of 24 filial children. Dragon motif, Hong bird from the late 18th to early 19th century. The name cuiho probably comes from the Chinese word zihao or jiho in Hokkien, which means brand or shop/company name. As far as the author knows, and several cuiho cupboard shops and manufacturers in West Java, such as Goan Jiho, Tjay Jiho and Tian Jiho.

In Jakarta, there is The Soen Ho/Dashun Ho Shop, which is located on Jalan Pintu Besar No. 72. This company produces teak wood furniture in a mixed style of Victorian and Chinese art nouvean with gold prada, especially cupboards, altars and display cabinets. There is also a Sin Siong Bouw shop in Pasar Baru (now called Toko Kompak) which offers teak furniture carved in a mix of Peranakan and European styles

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