On 12 March 2026, members of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society (SEACS) visited the Quanzhou Maritime Museum. This is an overview of the museum's collection and displays.
When SEACS members visited Dehua in March 2026, they visited a number of locations, museums and ceramic sites. The Dehua Ceramic Museum was one such highlight of the field trip.
Porcelain. When it first appeared in Europe in the Middle Ages, it caused a sensation. So rare, precious and mysterious, it was a gift to be treasured by kings.
In March 2026 several Councillors and SEACS members visited the famous ceramic centre of Dehua. Highlights of that study tour, which will be repeated, are recorded here.
While walking excitedly to watch the famous HK Rugby 7s at the new Kai Tak stadium last year, Ida Chow was distracted by a display of Song-Yuan ceramics on display at the concourse of Sung Wong Toi MTR station.
"Exhibition catalogues are important guidebooks for ceramic enthusias [...]
If Singapore's Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) were threatened with destruction, and I could save only one artefact ....
A collector describes a favourite acquisition: a fine blue and white dragon bowl of the Qianlong Period featuring Ming-style rendered dragons interspersed with clouds or scrolls
Each year, SEACS organises a field & study trip to a site of local archaeological and/or ceramic interest. This year, the Society opted for a return visit to Kedah and the Bujang River area to be updated on its more recent discoveries and to visit the newly opened site museum.
SEACS Council member Darlene Kasten reports on Singapore's beloved 'Tang Shipwreck' artefacts on loan and now displayed in London's British Museum through 23 February 2025.
A peek at some of the highlights of the 2024 Musée Guimet special exhibition "Au Coeur de la Coleur" contributed by SEACS member Alexandra Domart
A letter of enquiry regarding a collector's suspected Sukhothai ceramic elicits our expert member's advice
