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How the Japanese learned to make handles Japanese pots, bowls and teacups rarely had handles until the modern age....

Contributed by Jo Groarke St. Ignatius of Loyola tea bowl and saucer. 18th century ceramics. Photo courtesy: Asian Civilisations...

We have lost another great maritime archaeologist: Sheldon Clyde Jago-on, who passed away 9 March 2021. Clyde was the...

Contributed by Tim Clark The story begins in the 1790s in India where the ‘Honourable’ East India Company was...

The Ru dish found in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD) During a review of the digital catalogue of the...

Contributed by Alexander Nicholas Shaw I began collecting English heraldic souvenir ware, more commonly known as ‘crested china’ when...

This special exhibition, which closed on 13 February 2021, was founded and led by Artistic Director Jason Lim (a...

Jingdezhen Porcelain in the Making: A unique animation using 18th-century watercolour paintings The National Museum of Korea recently collaborated...

New Maritime Museum opens in Fujian Province, PRC The Shimao Maritime Silk Road Museum in Shishi, Quanzhou, Fujian Province,...

A 17th Century tale retold in the Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif “A potter’s daughter, Sohni was married against...

Contributed by Tim Clark A Staffordshire figurine of Lord Raglan (1788-1855) This earthenware figure tells several stories. It tells...

Contributed by Ann Proctor This ceramic sculpture represents a long friendship with the Vietnamese ceramic artist and museum professional,...

Contributed by Mathew & Patricia Welch With only a 24-hour stopover in Nagasaki allotted on the cruise ship’s schedule,...

Contributed by Margaret White My acquisition story begins in Hong Kong in 2007. My low-fired, earthenware figurine was most...

Contributed by Jo Groarke, SEACS member and ACM docent The time had come to dip my toes into the...

Yaozhou ceramics found in newly excavated Xi’an tombs More than 60 pieces of delicate celadon — green pottery —...

Conversation with Founder member Cheong Pak Chow Monday, 16 November 2020 Former SEACS President Patricia Bjaaland Welch had the...

Freer and Sackler Publications available as free downloads Thanks to a digitization effort made possible with help from Smithsonian...

Lecture: Persian Architectural Tiles with Margaret White Wednesday, 16 September (7:00 pm Singapore time) A virtual meeting held on...

Lecture: How Singapore Acquired the Tang Shipwreck Treasures with Alvin Chia 7pm Wednesday,19 August A virtual meeting held on...

Lecture: Navigating the Art Auction Ecosystem by Andrew Nai   7pm Wednesday,15 July A virtual meeting held on ZOOM...

A Southern Song brush washer On 24 June SEACS held its first members’ ‘Sharing Session’ via ZOOM, an e-based...

Kraak from the Wanli Shipwreck Contributed by Mathew Welch A type VIII kraak saucer, dated to c. 1625 from...

Hunting the Bear By Margaret White, Overseas SEACS Member My story concerns the purchase of a blue and white...

By Freddie Oh, SEACS Member ‘Freddie’s Folly’ (Large 17C Vietnamese blue-white fish dish reproduction. Catfish swimming among water plants...

By Ng Seng Leong, SEACS member, and author of Culture in Clay: Symbolism & Iconography in Chinese Ceramics “During...

Contributed by Bernadette Rankine, Director for Southeast Asia, Bonhams I am not a ceramics expert, nor do I have...

A Sulawesi Trade Ware Collection Submitted by Ed Conyngham, a career Foreign Service Officer and ‘Old Asia Hand’ (updated...

Contributed by Paul Bromberg, Editor of Journal of the Siam Society, Contributing Editor to Arts of Asia magazine and author of THAI SILVER...

by Low Sze Wee, CEO Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre and SEACS Life Member When I was in my teens,...

SEACS is saddened to hear of the death of one of Southeast Asia’s best-known marine archaeologists, Sten Sjóstrand on...

By Pauline Ong, Life member of SEACS This plate was made in the summer of 1939 in Jingdezhen, China....

By Tim Clark (SEACS Councillor) I have built up a large collection of old English teapots in England. And I...

A Sulawesi Trade Ware Collection Submitted by Ed Conyngham, a career Foreign Service Officer and ‘Old Asia Hand’ The...

Contributed by Andrew Nai, SEACS Vice-President (2017-2018)  In June 2013, I bought from an art auction house in Melbourne,...

A Covered Cricket Container, replica of Qing Dynasty (Xuande Period) Contributed by Marjorie Chu (SEACS President 2005-2008) This is...

By Khun Atthasit Sukkham, Assistant Curator, Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum of Bangkok University, Thailand Late Si Satchanalai figure in...

By Ruth Gerson, freelance author Sankampaeng is a village in northern Thailand where ceramics were made between the 14th...

By Prof Keith Branigan, Emeritus Professor, Department of Archaeology, The University of Sheffield, U.K. Cretan clay bull. Image available...

A Lotus-Leaf Longquan Bowl Contributed by Johanes H. Rizal, SEACS Vice-President (2018) Dimensions: Diameter 12.0cm and Height 5.5cm While...

The Beauty of Chinese Ceramic Spoons is Not Skin Deep* By Lam Pin Foo, SEACS President (1991-2001)    ...

By Kenson Kwok, Founding Director, Asian Civilisations Museum and SEACS President (1990-1992) Figure 1 Figure 2 Acq. No. 2000-03404...

Contributed by Lim Yah Chiew, SEACS Councillor (2002-2019) This porcelain buckle was produced in the early Qing dynasty during...

By Ingrid C. Hanson, SEACS President (2012-2016) A wedding gift from TG Ling, from his late wife’s collection, is...

Contributed by Dawn F. Rooney, Scholar, Art Historian, Author (Southeast Asian Specialty) In 1971, the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society-Singapore...

Contributed by Patricia Bjaaland Welch, SEACS Life Member and President (2017-2020) My contemporary Burmese teapot ...

Contributed by Alvin Chia, SEACS President (2008-2011)   In 1989, a friend passed me a Sotheby’s catalogue of the...

Qing Dynasty, Xuantong Mark and Period Pair of Wine Cups with a Rare Studio Hallmark Contributed by Andrew Nai,...

Talk and Guided Tour of the Angkor Exhibition at the ACM SEACS members are invited to join a talk...

Chinese blue and white porcelain occupies a significant place of importance in world history. Not only a valuable commodity...

About Prof Wang Gungwu Professor Wang is one of the most eminent scholars and historians in Asia today and...

Gretchen Liu on Pioneer Artist Liu Kang SEASC council member Gretchen Liu, the daughter-in-law of pioneer artist Liu Kang,...

The Asian Civilisations Museum has embarked on a comprehensive renewal of the museum, constructing two new wings and one...

SEACS members are fortunate to be invited to study Prof John Miksic’s collection of shards at the NUS Museum...

In this lecture, Colin Sheaf, Chairman of Bonham’s Asia will explore the discoveries of four Chinese porcelain cargoes that...

Come and visit the new Ceramic Exhibition at National University Singapore Museum, opened in Jan 2015 The collection features...

Dr. Goh traces the archaeological and historical record of Anawrahta and his seminal position in forming modern Myanmar. The...

Topics for discussion include History and development of Chen Wen Hsi’s skills and styles from early period to late Analysis of his...

After 10 years, the archaeology gallery at the National Museum has been significantly revised and moved to a new...

NLB is presenting a combination of exhibitions and programmes from now through July 16 that feature more than 140...

  Traditional Chinese thought, which believed all things should conform to groups of five, categorized animals into five classes:...

Synopsis of discussion and demonstration Baba Peter Wee, the doyen of Peranakan culture and owner of Katong Antique House...

  Through study of the words for Camellia sinensis in various languages, it is possible to trace the history...

  For centuries, Chinese ceramics have led the world in their technological sophistication, fascinating emperors, scholars, collectors, connoisseurs and...

  Our Council member Mrs Tan Shook Fong has prepared a dedicated group of docents to guide you through...

STRAITS TIMES, SINGAPORE, 8 January 2010

Study Tour: Fujian and Jiangxi, China A photo album of the SEACS study tour to Fujian and Jiangxi, China,...

  Members will have a chance to handle Qingbai and Vietnamese white ware brought in by our members. As...

  Gold jewellery is usually assumed to be a decorative art rather than a source of historical information. In...

  From the Oman Tribune: A spokesman of the museum said: “The museum is scheduled to be opened in...

  The National Gallery has organised a major retrospective of Liu Kang’s artwork, from the end of July to...

  In the 16th and 17th centuries Florence was an extremely wealthy city due to its textile industry and banking system....

  What can a single jar tell us about how objects acquired history and meaning within Japanese tea culture?...

  The link below leads to our new E-Museum. Click it and bookmark it! museum.seaceramic.org.sg A post-launch report can be...

News: Launch of SEACS’ new E-Museum of Southeast Asian Ceramics The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society (SEACS) is proud to...

Upon publication in 2007, Sten Sjøstrand made a gift to the Society of his book, The Wanli Shipwreck and its...

  Robin Markbreiter, the Director of Arts of Asia, the world’s leading fine magazine of Asian art, has very kindly and generously...

  Aside from the ACM Singapore, the Tang Treasures can also be viewed at Goodwood Park Hotel, at an...

William Willetts Lecture 2012 The lecture will commence at 7.30pm, at the same date and venue as above. This...

  The Archaeological Unit (AU), headed by our esteemed member Dr. John Miksic, of the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC) has recorded a video of Dr....

  The talk started off with Prof. Miksic elucidating the reason for the talk’s curious title, alluding to aspects of...

Credits: Speaker: Prof. Kwa Chong Guan, Nanyang Technological University Organiser: Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore Camera: Noel Hidalgo Tan...

  A special lecture on Canton Export Wares was given by Prof. Feng Su Ge, Director of the Provincial...

  Overglaze enamels provide one of those interesting instances when a sophisticated technique appears to have been developed on...

  Chinoiserie as a decorative, artistic style was a term used to describe Europe’s fantasy vision of the Far...

  For many people, Myanmar ceramics are synonymous with the word “martaban”, but this does not do justice to...

  Fortunately, in our present day and age, we don’t always have to guess. New scientific techniques give an...

  Nanyang Technological University’s University Scholars Program (NTU / USP) in collaboration with the NTU Museum presents a symposium and...

  This exhibition explores the many forms of Buddhist art in Thailand through more than 100 important works, the...