An 18C Shiwan ‘Laughing Buddha’
SEACS2022-05-31T14:48:52+08:00A london shopkeeper is talked into selling an 18th-century Shiwan Laughing Buddha after insisting it was a personal piece not for sale.
Why I Collect Contemporary Ceramics
SEACS2022-02-04T16:48:04+08:00A professional art dealer explains why she can admire antiquarian ceramics, but personally collects only contemporary ceramics
A Sulawesi Trade Ware Collection
SEACS2022-08-13T11:41:36+08:00A collection amassed while living in Southeast Asia, primarily in Indonesia, is carefully studied and catalogued years later using a wide variety of resources. Read more here....
A Pair of Thai Ribbed ‘Lai Nam Thong’ Lidded Pots
SEACS2022-06-01T14:19:14+08:00An unexpected attraction to a pair of pots leads to a life-long love affair with Thai bencharong ceramics.
From ‘Made in Malaysia’ to ‘Made in Singapore’?
SEACS2022-06-01T15:34:04+08:00Despite a regional history of commercial kilns in both Malaysia and Singapore, why do we have no active commercial kilns today ponders this enthusiast.
A Sentimental Short Story about a Ceramic Plate
SEACS2022-06-01T16:03:12+08:00A 1939 wedding gift of a set of dishes turns into a family heirloom, travelling from Jingdezhen, China to Hong Kong and finally Singapore.
How Yixing made this Collector even ‘pottier’ about Teapots
SEACS2022-06-01T16:28:51+08:00The story behind China's famous Yixing teapots and the value of a visit to Hong Kong's Flagstaff House Museum.
An Elegant Covered Cricket Container
SEACS2022-06-01T16:40:57+08:00Purchased on a SEACS trip to Jingdezhen in 2010, this little replica covered cricket container remains one of its owner's favourite ceramic pieces.
A Thai Si Satchanalai Figurine in the form of an Elephant with a Rider and Keepers
SEACS2022-06-01T16:58:45+08:00Read about one of the most important artefacts in the collection of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum....
A Sankampaeng Ceramic Bowl from Northern Thailand
SEACS2022-06-01T13:49:45+08:00A simple but elegant rare treasure from a kiln 25 km east of Chiangmai, active in the 14th to 16th centuries.
A Cretan Clay Bull Libation Jug?
SEACS2022-06-01T14:02:09+08:00An archaeologist identifies a ceramic that testifies to the ancient practise of bull-leaping sports in prehistoric Crete.
An Elegant Lotus-Leaf Longquan Bowl
SEACS2022-06-01T13:51:27+08:00A wrongly identified Song Dynasty ceramic is finally recognized as the treasure it is.