tea chests stacked to the rafters
Malacca, 1931
- Chapter
- II
- Pages
- Four scents
- Plate
- Hibiscus
Chapter II Malaysia
the strait & the highlands
In Malacca the cargo changed hands: tea, rope, tarred timber, and gaharu brought from Sarawak. Four scents from the strait, a village kitchen and the highland mist.
tea chests to the rafters
pandan in the rice steamer
gaharu burned on a coin
“Tea chests, tarred rope, and a sliver of gaharu burned on a coin.”
The four pages
Malacca Harbour
woody aquatic
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Pandan Kampung
gourmand
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Cameron Highlands
fresh green
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Sarawak Gaharu
oud
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Chapter II set
All four scents in 10 ml bottles, in a folded journal box. $95.