A Sukhothai Waster
pbjwelch2024-01-27T14:37:09+08:00A letter of enquiry regarding a collector's suspected Sukhothai ceramic elicits our expert member's advice
A letter of enquiry regarding a collector's suspected Sukhothai ceramic elicits our expert member's advice
SEACS former president Alvin Chia shares with members a late Qing Dynasty Famille Rose bowl that features four well-known Chinese scholars/literati: Wang Xizhi, Si Maguang, Tao Yuanming, and Zhu Geliang.
The story of how a classic shipwreck Sukhothai fish platter became part of an English artist's life story.
Behind the scene: Cleaning, categorizing, and documenting thousands of sherds from a fourteenth century shipwreck....
Confused 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.
Surahi 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.
How the only collection of Yuan blue-and-white shards in America ended up in the Palace Museum in Beijing
Slaves 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 traditional Japanese kabuki play dazzles audiences with its story of how a potter invents a new glaze
A collector's interest is piqued when he discovers an 1897 reprint of a late 19th century book on Burma written by George Bird.
An introduction to Bizen, Shigaraki and Echize: three centres of ceramics production belonging to the 'Six Old Kilns of Japan'.
How did three British-made plates come to be found by divers in the Musi River?....