Egg-shell Ceramics
pbjwelch2023-08-02T08:43:03+08:00The story of how a classic shipwreck Sukhothai fish platter became part of an English artist's life story.
Here May be Dragons: Cataloguing Sherds from the Temasek Wreck
pbjwelch2023-08-01T09:44:58+08:00Behind the scene: Cleaning, categorizing, and documenting thousands of sherds from a fourteenth century shipwreck....
Identifying Marco Polo and Shufu Ceramics
pbjwelch2022-10-27T16:53:44+08:00Confused by the terms 'Marco Polo ware' or 'Shufu', here's an introduction to these two members of the qingbai family, and some guidelines that will help in the identification of each.
Water Pots
pbjwelch2022-07-29T10:31:33+08:00Surahi or goglet, water pots were--and perhaps still are in some regions--part of life in Asia. This member recalls their popularity and tries to trace their many shapes and origins.
Collecting Yuan Blue and White Shards
pbjwelch2022-06-07T17:30:21+08:00How the only collection of Yuan blue-and-white shards in America ended up in the Palace Museum in Beijing
A ‘Kunlun’ Slave: An Unusual Mingqi Figurine
pbjwelch2022-05-31T15:40:05+08:00Slaves 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”.
A Japanese Kabuki ‘Sewamono’ Play
pbjwelch2022-05-31T12:32:44+08:00A traditional Japanese kabuki play dazzles audiences with its story of how a potter invents a new glaze
A 1921 Account of a Local Burmese Pottery
SEACS2022-06-01T16:42:44+08:00A collector's interest is piqued when he discovers an 1897 reprint of a late 19th century book on Burma written by George Bird.
Japanese Ceramics: Spellbound by the Kiln Gods
SEACS2022-05-26T09:57:07+08:00An introduction to Bizen, Shigaraki and Echize: three centres of ceramics production belonging to the 'Six Old Kilns of Japan'.
Late 19C British transfer-printed ceramic plates found in Musi River in Indonesia
SEACS2022-05-31T12:59:37+08:00How did three British-made plates come to be found by divers in the Musi River?....
How Bernard Leach taught the Japanese to make handles
SEACS2022-05-31T12:45:19+08:00Japanese pots, bowls, cups and other ceramics rarely had handles until recently....
St. Ignatius of Loyola tea bowl and saucer
SEACS2022-05-31T14:51:20+08:00The original inspiration for this depiction of Saint Ignatius was an oil-on-canvas painting by the great Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens....
