Antique Display Shelf (博古架)
Antique Display Shelf (博古架) by Ang Yik Han The term “bo gu” (博古) is derived from an inventory of antiques stored in the Xuanhe Palace commissioned by the Song Emperor Huizong. The published compilation consisting of 30 volumes was titled “bo gu tu”( 博古图) or diagrams of antiques. Subsequently, the shelves used in the Song palaces to display choice antiques came to be known as “bo gu” shelves. Over time, such shelves became popular outside of the royal court and […]
My Grandparents
Through time and distance, Grace Seah remembers and pays tribute to her grandparents buried in Bukit Brown. “To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root” (Chinese proverb) As a young girl, I remember accompanying my parents to Bukit Brown Cemetery to pay respects to my late grandparents every Qing Ming. It was always an exciting time for me, folding the paper money into boat shapes, helping to trim the overgrown vegetation around […]
Seah Eu Chin – Found!
Seah Eu Chin (1805-1883) Singapore’s Pioneer Gambier and Pepper Plantation King Founder of Ngee Ann Kongsi It started with a breaking news flash on the Heritage Singapore Bukit Brown Cemetery Facebook page posted by Raymond Goh just after 2 pm on Friday 16 November 2012: “Breaking news….the Goh Brothers have found the triple tomb of one of foremost Teochew pioneers of Singapore – Seah Eu Chin and his two wives, sisters of Tan Seng Poh. Details to follow…” This was […]
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