Ng Ting Kau Antique Shop

This word “NgTing Kau “ is a Chinese name (read in Teochew dialect) and belong to an antique dealer at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya who was born on 27^th October 1933 and died on the 27^th July 1995 and his obituary can be found in the Star newspaper dated 28^th July 1995(see exhibit). Mr. Ng Ting Kau left Methodist Afternoon School in 6^th December 1951 (see school leaving certificate) and was an antique dealer widely known as a “crook” for selling imitation antique Chinese Porcelain items made in Bandung as genuine.

After his death, I took over the antique business with the name “Ng Ting Kau antique shop” at off Old Klang Road and later shifted to Amcorp Mall. At that time collectors were not interested in what Ng Ting Kau antique shop was selling because of his bad name and there was no way for me to get collectors and tell them about genuineness sold at “Ng Ting Kau Antique Shop”. The word “antiques” was not understood by collectors but in this blog “antiques” has to be genuine in order to be called “antiques”. This word is a quote from answers to visitors dated 24/7/2011 found in this blog and it requires antique dealers and collectors who want to sell to prove antiquity the items they are selling.

I have not learnt computer because spending time to run the taxi until three years ago. In year 2010, a schoolmate of my youngest son who taught him to set up this blog. “ngtingkauantiques. blogspot.com” is known. The business registration is used to keep as memory for this business that he has started (see exhibit of business registration). However any collector who wants to collect must ask the seller to lay the facts for the items so that confirmation that the piece is genuine and not fakes or copies and at the same time these facts can be shared with any other person or persons or transfer to the next generation.

At a relative’s house to celebrate Chinese New Year 2014, a couple (guest of my relative) was seated at the same table with my first and second son who happened to be my father’s customer recognizes me and was asking about antiques. In the short time, I asked 1) Why do you want to collect old porcelain and why are the Jingde zhen items claimed to be antiques at shopping mall no good? 2) I told them do not buy on “rumour buy, rumour sell” basis. 3)The reason why Yi-hsing teapot must leak when water is kept overnight. It was then they understood and this lesson was taught in the presence of my sons. It is honourable to show the truth and also for experts cum collectors in antiques to show and tell others what they have collected are genuine and worthwhile to collect.

It is good to do sharing only with knowledgeable group of people otherwise 1)What is genuine and what is fakes or copies is not known. 2) The important way is to identify Bandung copied Nyonya ware, Jing dezhen modern made Nyonya ware and genuine Nyonya ware and other wares as well. 3) All artefacts are fakes or copies unless and until proven genuine.

Ng Ting Kau’s School Leaving Certificate

Ng Ting Kau’s Obituary Photograph

Ng Ting Kau's New Business Registration