WILL SHIP UK, eu  £27 insured, international £ 38, insured, no po boxes, escrow entertained.courier requires telephone or mobile number,

bridal keepsake/trinket  box for gold jewellery, monies, precious objet d'art.

measurements---- 8 ins x 4 ins x 4 ins

this is found only in the peranakan /nonya/baba societies, of malaysia, singapore, a cross cultural mix of chinese and malays,


The wedding ceremony of the Peranakan is largely based on Chinese tradition, and is one of the most colourful wedding ceremonies in Malaysia and Singapore. The traditional Peranakan wedding is a 12-day affair which is usually carried out in the bride's house, where ceremonies like the Lap Chai (exchange of gifts) and Cheo Thau (coming of age) are carried out.

Fish are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving fish. The word for "fish", yu is a homophone for "abundance" and "affluence". Chinese mythology refers to those myths found in the historical geographic area of China. The geographic area of "China" is of course a concept which has evolved of changed through history. Fish in Chinese mythology include myths in Chinese and other languages, as transmitted by Han Chinese as well as other ethnic groups (of which fifty-six are officially recognized by the current administration of China

The Cheo Thau ceremony is one of the most important ceremonies and marks the first occasion when the bride and bridegroom will wear their authentic wedding robes. The actual wedding ceremony will only take place before noon that day, after the Cheo Thau ceremony. This ceremony is one of great fanfare where the bridegroom heads a procession of serunai (a musical instrument), musicians, men carrying umbrellas, and lanterns. The whole troop will then proceed to the bride's residence after a series of rituals at his home.

tradtional wedding and ceremonies  ie the Chim Pang ceremony which marks the first meeting between the couple where the bride would lead the groom into the bridal chamber where he would unveil her. Together they would be served tea and a bowl of kueh ee – small white and red dumplings in a sweet broth.

The third ceremony takes place in the bridal chamber. This is called Chia Sia. This ceremony is amusing and unique because friends and guests of the bridegroom would gather in the room and tease the bride with the hope of inducing laughter from the bride. And if the bride does indeed break out into uncontrollable fits of laughter, the unfortunate groom would have to treat all the guests to dinner.

dimensions of rectangular box,  8ins x 4ins x  4 ins, totally handmade  rattan cross weave and sturdy enough to stash jewellery, love letters, pics, passports, valuables  made by hand  in  a bygone era of peranakan society.

will accept credit cards, paypal, escrow in 3 instalments,  no returns, refunds, exchanges , a pure 1 off, email seller in advance if personal pickup or law away is required, this is a steal, for museums and hard core peranakans around the world.

no returns, refunds, exchanges, customs if any will be for account of buyer, courier, insurance mandatory