Two Restorations
pbjwelch2022-05-26T09:43:08+08:00Watch this amazing new YouTube film of an expert Japanese restoration [...]
Update on B&W Ceramics with Chen Kelun
pbjwelch2022-04-23T11:11:04+08:00Chen Kelun, Senior Curator of the Shanghai Museum, shares evidence from the latest archaeological finds showing that the production of B&W in Jingdezhen had begun by 1330 at the latest. A SEACS programme for members and guests held on 20 April 2022.
New Sui/Tang Kiln site found in Shanxi Province
pbjwelch2022-04-22T15:27:41+08:00Chinese authorities have announced the discovery of a new kiln site, i [...]
The Conversation on B&W Ceramics continues … with shards found in Trowulan, Indonesia
pbjwelch2022-05-26T09:51:26+08:00SEACS 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
pbjwelch2022-05-26T09:43:44+08:00Numerous 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
pbjwelch2022-04-01T09:44:55+08:00Southeast Asian Archaeology shares with us knowledge of an exhibition [...]
Two new Singapore Shipwrecks: The Temasek and the Shah Muncher
pbjwelch2022-04-07T15:38:04+08:00Marine archaeologist Dr. Michael Flecker shares the stories and discoveries of the two historic shipwrecks recently found in Singapore waters: the Temasek (Yuan Dynasty) and the Shah Muncher (sank January 1796) enroute from Guangzhou to Mumbai.
The National Palace Museum of Taiwan alerted to the dangers of war
pbjwelch2022-03-23T11:48:47+08:00Our thanks to the Southeast Asian Archaeology newsletter for alerting [...]
Pottery Village near Hoi An, in Vietnam, reopens to visitors
pbjwelch2022-03-05T08:44:05+08:00For those visiting Vietnam, the ancient Cham Bau Truc pottery village [...]
Shipwreck Treasures
pbjwelch2022-02-27T13:51:15+08:00Kangxi porcelain chocolate cups? Dutch India Company wrecks? The newest issue of Wreckwatch Magazine is out, this time focusing on treasures. Ceramic lovers will be interested in the story behind the cargo of Kangxi porcelain 'chocolate cups' found off the coast of Columbia in 1708, as well as a feature article on Rex Cowan, who from 1966 has been hunting down the wrecked ships of the Dutch East India Company. The link ....
Khmer-China Connections in the 9th-14th Centuries
pbjwelch2022-05-27T17:35:27+08:00Dr. Sharon Wong investigates the possible technological transfer of ceramic production between Angkor and China during the 9th to 14th centuries looking at two distinctive ceramic products: covered boxes and roof tiles. A SEACS programme held on 25 February 2022.
Invitation to SEACS Members: Vintage Ceramic Films – 22 February
pbjwelch2022-07-13T10:54:54+08:00Marty Gross (of Marty Gross Film Productions, Canada), a former SEACS [...]