Membership Certificate of the Toa Peh Kong society. Toa Peh Kong was a kongsi that was established in Penang in 1854. A seal of the ‘kian tek tong’, designed by Cowan, the protector of Chinese in perak. The octagonal shapes was based on the ‘pa kua’symbol. A concept of Chinese philosophy of I-Ching – where each sides represents heaven, earth, thunder, wood...
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Language: Chinese
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Type of Graphic: Certificate
Client: Toa Peh Kong
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Date: 1854
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