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Peranakan - NUS Baba House

NUS Baba House is a museum owned by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Museum and co-managed by the NUS Centre for the Arts. It showcases Peranakan history, architecture and heritage and was formerly owned by the family of a 19th-century shipping tycoon Wee Bin who settled in Singapore, after arriving from the southern Chinese province of Fujian.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_House

Baba House courtyard gate looking in
Ting Kong lantern with baqua base to ward off mischievous influences.
Caligraphed scrollwork above the first floor window instead of ventilation vents.
Close-up of a beautiful and unique phoenix frieze made out of small coloured ceramic pieces above the first floor tiled canopy