English Heraldic Souvenir Ceramics
English heraldic souvenir ware is more commonly known as ‘crested china’ and during wartime many figurines took on personas to happily 'do their bit'!
Singapore Ceramics Now [2021]
This special exhibition, which closed on 13 February 2021, was founded and led by Artistic Director Jason Lim (a renowned Singaporean ceramicist and performance artist) and curated in partnership with SEED the Art Space.
Virtual Tours at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Jingdezhen Porcelain in the Making: Watch a unique animation using 18 [...]
New Maritime Museum opens in Fujian Province
The newly opened Shimao Maritime Silk Road Museum in Quanzhou (Fujian Province), PRC covers nearly 11,500 square meters and features more than 2,000 cultural relics ranging from porcelain to silk....
An Unfired Pot Causes the Death of an Unfaithful Wife
A 17th Century morality tale about a potter and his two daughters, one an unfaithful wife.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Figurine of Lord Raglan
There's more than one story behind this earthenware equestrian statue of Lord Raglan (1788-1855), a hero of the Crimean War of 1854....
A Contemporary Vietnamese Ceramic Sculpture by Nguyễn Khắc Quân
A rich ash glaze oozes down from the nipple at the top of this modern sculpture, focussing on the universal issue of birth and procreation....
A Modern Kakiemon Tiger
A struggle to choose amongst the thousands of exquisite ceramics in Arita, Japan, results in the purchase of a Kakiemon tiger.
My Tang Dynasty Court Lady: A Mingqi Figurine
Tang or a 19th or 20th-century reproduction? Follow a collector's story of her search for the answer of this Tang burial figurine purchased in Hong Kong in 2007.
A Tang Dynasty Changsha Bowl
The Singapore Asian Civilisation Museum's Tang shipwreck collection of Changsha bowls inspires a docent to start collecting.
Northern Song Celadon ceramics found in a Xi’an Gravesite
More than 60 pieces of delicate celadon — green pottery — from the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) were found for the first time in Xi'an
Conversation with founder member Cheong Pak Chow
Monday, 16 November 2020 Former SEACS President Patricia Bjaaland Wel [...]