Oriental silverwork, Malay and Chinese, with over 250 original illustrations; a handbook for connoisseurs, collectors, students and silversmiths (1910)
Chelpa From Lower Perak Fig. 11 CHELPA (Tobacco Box). Diameter j^ mm. (3 in.) From Lower Perak. yiv. C. WiLiys Cullalion. The design on the lid is different from that on the box proper.The gold centre-piece of the lid is missing; the i^ower headsare joined together by an undulating thread which… … ChelpaFrom Lower Pe Fig 12 CHELPA (Tobacco Box). Diameter of Box, 72 mm. (2§ in.) From Lower Perak. Mr. C. Wiays Collection. A remarkably elegant and deftly executed design on the boxproper of the same type as illustrated in Fig. 10. The centre-pieceof the lid is missing. The different style of…
Silverwork · Art objects, Asian
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