Pair of Bantal Peluk

End panels for a ceremonial bolster. Silk satin ground with couched metallic thread embroidery and sequins.The couching as well as the outlines are done with dark red silk thread.The design features a central flower surrounded by grape clusters and leaves. Typical shape and handwork of the Straits Chinese people, the merchant class Chinese, spread through the region of the straits of Malacca.