"High Counter" Sculpture, Carnarvon Street

High Counter Sculpture, Carnarvon Street (12 May 2013)


The "High Counter" Sculpture (GPS: 5.41819, 100.33623) is a steel-rod sculpture installed by the Penang Island Municipal Council in 2013. It depicts the raised countertop of a traditional Chinese pawn shop. The sculpture is installed on the wall on the eastern end of Carnarvon Street, near the junction with Chulia Street.

The pawn shop business was a method for the cash-strapped to raise short-term loans. As long as a person remains financially prudent, it is a perfectly reasonable way to get cash, although it is probably wiser not to have to resort to such an inconvenience.

High Counter Sculpture, Carnarvon Street, Penang (25 January 2013)


The "High Counter" Sculpture is based on the caricature by cartoonist Tang Mun Kian. Follow the link below to see other steel-rod sculptures drawn by him.

List of Steel-Rod Sculptures by Tang Mun Kian, Marking George Town Sculptures and Penang Street Art