This charming 19th century watercolor attributed to Jose Honorato Lozano documents a scene from daily life--a party where guests enjoy the feast with their hands, long before the Kamayan restaurant was born. They eat from a low table or "dulang" seated in a particularly Filipino way which makes me wonder when chairs and higher tables became the norm. No banana leaf on the table, everyone has their own plates and bowls so when this spoons and forks become the norm?
Published on August 05, 2013 17:59