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| NYONYA MANSION
THE EXTERIOR
Adopting Western architectural styles with an emphasis on full-length Gothic louvred windows with a pair of full-length timber shutters, an arched or rectangular transom over the window opening, pilasters of classical orders; and plaster renderings.
THE GUARDIAN LIONS
Features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball and one female with a cub—which were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Malaysia.
THE "JI HO"
PERANAKAN TILES
The story of the Peranakan tile began back in the early 1900s. These ornamental pieces found their way to our shores thanks to the British and found favour in particular with the local Peranakan community, who regarded them as an emblem of wealth and affluence. With its intricacy and artistic detail, it is not hard to see why these tiles became a requisite of the Peranakan decorative repertoire.
The ji ho, a plaque often indicating the family name and/or origin that hangs above the main door and couplets of blessings on the windows of the house. It serves the functional purpose of identifying their roots ——— Ying Chuan,
a Tan family from the Fujian province of Zhangzhou in China.