Collecting Yuan Blue and White Shards
How the only collection of Yuan blue-and-white shards in America ended up in the Palace Museum in Beijing
Collector gifts collection to be studied then returned to countries of origin
Researchers at Adelaide's Flinders University have begun a five-year t [...]
A ‘Kunlun’ Slave: An Unusual Mingqi Figurine
Slaves were part of tribute and trade goods in China during the Song and were even depicted in pottery figurines: 崑仑 奴 [kūnlúnnú] or “Kun-lun slave”.
Ceramic Assemblages from Shipwrecks in Southeast Asia from the last half of the Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Centuries
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More on the Temasek and Shah Muncher Shipwrecks
Two short articles by Dr. Michael Flecker on the Temasek and Shah Muncher wrecks can be found in the latest issue of Wreckwatch Magazine. Click on the picture for a direct link or copy the website address here: https://www.flipsnack.com/wreckwatchmag/wreckwatch-magazine-may-2022-ice-explorers.html
Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Members interested in underwater archaeology might want to drop by the [...]
Two Restorations
Watch this amazing new YouTube film of an expert Japanese restoration [...]
Update on B&W Ceramics with Chen Kelun
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New Sui/Tang Kiln site found in Shanxi Province
Chinese authorities have announced the discovery of a new kiln site, i [...]
The Conversation on B&W Ceramics continues … with shards found in Trowulan, Indonesia
SEACS shares with you a hard-to-find essay by Dr. John N. Miksic on the B&W shards found in Trowulan, Indonesia. What relationship might they have with the B&W Yuan Dynasty shards found on the Temasek Wreck?
400 BC intact shipwreck found in the Black Sea
Numerous ceramic amphorae can be seen on the oldest shipwreck in the world newly found in the Black Sea, but their contents remain unknown awaiting their salvaging. It is similar to the ship depicted on the famous Siren Vase illustrated here.
Shipwreck finds from Vietnam on display in Quang Ngai Museum
Southeast Asian Archaeology shares with us knowledge of an exhibition [...]