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2021
Yuan Dynasty porcelains recovered from the Musi River
Date: November 23, 7:00 pm SGT
Ceramics from the Musi River
The distribution of ancient Chinese ceramics made for export to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and as far as Europe, principally via the sea route through Southeast Asia, reveal many interesting facets. Large quantities of early Chinese ceramics from the Tang (618-907 CE), Song (960-1279 CE) and Yuan (1279-1368 CE) periods have been recovered from the Musi River by our speaker and a fellow collector over the years.
This talk will highlight the specimens recovered from the Musi River in Palembang, Sumatra; former capital of the Srivijaya empire from the 7th-11th century. Since all the ceramics came from the riverbed of the Musi River without any kind of documentation, dating them pose a challenge. Our speaker, Steven Ho Kah Hong, will approach this by tracing shipwrecks with similar ceramic cargo that have been studied and comparing the Musi River ceramics with documented shipwreck specimens.
To see the original flyer, click here.
Venue:
A e-talk by Steven Ho Kah Hong on ZOOM
Members and their guests only
The Burghley House bowl, Chinese porcelain 1573-ca. 1585, British mounts ca. 1585; Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date: October 28, 7:00 pm SGT
Gilding the Lily: Silver-mounted Chinese porcelain
The precedence of mounting exotic objects in precious metals go back to the Middle Ages when Roman and Islamic semi-precious stone and glass objects were clad to enhance its value, beauty and rarity. The earliest example of Chinese porcelain mounted in silver is a Yuan Qingbai porcelain vase known as the Gaigneres-Fonthill vase. This piece entered the Neapolitan court with its mounts in 1381, but made its first appearance as a gift by Nestorian Christians to Pope Benedict XII in 1338. There are few extant examples of mounted Chinese porcelain between this time and the late Renaissance when a number of English examples from the late 16th-century made their appearance. These English examples were examined in detail as were French ormolu-mounted Qing porcelain from the early 18th century for the Parisian luxury market.
To see the original flyer, click here.
Venue:
A e-talk by Philip Cheong on ZOOM
Members and their guests only
Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, 10 February 2016
Date: September 23, 7:00 pm SGT
Making Museums, Making Merit
Gifts have been stored and displayed at sacred sites in Myanmar for millennia as they have elsewhere within the Buddhist world. How have temples managed ever-accumulating collections? And how are objects kept ‘activated’ by curators and devotees? Dr. Tan explored how diverse objects of merit-making, from sacred images to personal possessions such as ceramics, have been collected and displayed at pagoda museums in Myanmar. Ritual protocols that challenged mainstream museum conventions were notable, particularly during pagoda renovations undertaken as Myanmar opened up after 2011. It is timely too, given the current crises, to reflect on these changes and what they tell us about pagoda museums and the growing importance of socially engaged museum practices.
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To see the original flyer, click here; to see the Acknowledgments and References pages of her presentation, click on the appropriate link.
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Venue:
A e-talk by Dr. Heidi Tan on ZOOM
Members and their guests only
“Children taking young magpies out of their nest”, a traditional Chinese New Year woodblock print
Date: August 18, 7:00 pm SGT
Wishing for Noble Sons
The desire for children permeated all strata of society in traditional China – from farmers who needed sons to help them work the land, to emperors who needed sons to perpetuate dynasties. This wish for children was reflected in both the two- and three-dimensional arts from at least as early as the Tang dynasty. This lecture by art expert Rosemary Scott will examine the way in which depictions of children developed over time, and how – especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties – additional themes and meanings came to be incorporated.
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For more information, click here.
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Venue:
A e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their guests only
Dates: July 14, 19, 21, 26, 28 & August 4
Introduction to Chinese & Asian Ceramics: A Baker’s Dozen of Talks
For more information, click here.
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Venue:
A series of talks and sharing sessions on ZOOM
Members only
Yuan Blue & White
Date: Wednesday, 21 July 8:00-9:00 pm (Singapore time)
Adventures in Yuan Blue & White
For more information, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
A pot from Phnom Kulen with a green wood ash glaze. Courtesy: NUS Museum
Date: Wednesday, 9 June 8:00-9:00 pm (Singapore time)
Ancient Southeast Asian Pottery from the perspective of a Practitioner
To see the original flyer, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
A Carlton China munitionette and her shells
Date: Sunday, 9 May 7:00-8:00 pm (Singapore time)
English Crested Porcelain and the First World War
The talk explored the English crested china craze of the 1880s-1930s, shedding light on the social history of mass-market porcelain collecting, which turned its manufacturers’ attention from holiday souvenirs to WWI patriotic statuary that included tanks, submarines, zeppelins, soldiers, nurses, weapons, busts of generals and even a British spy. To see the original flyer, click here. To watch a recording of the talk, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
A kintsugi (金継ぎ, “golden joinery”) pot showing the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery
Date: Wednesday, 14 April, 8:00-9:00 pm (Singapore time)
Mending Pots
Experienced potter, glass-blower and collector Jane Dorner of the U.K., shared with SEACS members how to fix their cracked or broken pots using some simple tools and supplies that can be purchased from most hardware stores. They also learned what one needs to consider before restoring, fixing or tossing that damaged pot. Many cultures see beauty in imperfection; is it time for westerners to re-think what is beautiful? To see the original flyer, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
Yaozhou, Song Dynasty, courtesy: ACM
Date: Saturday, 20 March, 5:00-6:30 pm (Singapore time)
The 22nd Annual William Willetts Lecture
We were delighted to welcome back a former William Willetts Speaker for this year’s lecture: the renowned ceramic expert Rose Kerr. Her topic was the beautiful and ever-popular northern celadon ceramics from Yaozhou. To see the original flyer, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
Poster of the Mashiko Festival in 2010
Date: Wednesday, 24 February, 7:00-8:30 pm (Singapore time)
An Introduction to the Mingei Film Archive Project
Director Marty Gross worked in Japan as an apprentice potter in the 1970s and has devoted his professional life to the study and teaching of ceramics and in building a unique film archive of the early days of the Mingei (or folk art) Movement. In this talk he shared some of his archival footage, explaining the history and story behind the Mingei Movement and introduced some of its greatest practitioners to us through film clips and their work. To see the original flyer, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
Kotozuka Potter
Date: Wednesday, 27 January, 7:00-8:30 pm (Singapore time)
An Overview of the Evolution of Japanese Ceramic Culture
Speaker Christopher P. Wells reviewed the historic progression of Japanese ceramic culture from Neolithic times through to the emergence of the Japanese ‘folk art’ craze in the 1950s in this richly illustrated talk. Our speaker grew up in Japan and has lived there for 36 years. He and his family have been avid collectors of Japanese ceramics for more than 70 years. For more information, click here. For a pdf of his slide presentation with suggested sites to visit for more information, click here.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
2020
A Chenghua doucai wine cup
Date: Wednesday, 9 December, 7:00-8:30 pm (Singapore time)
Understanding Ming
This talk examined the art and artefacts of the Ming Dynasty with a view to exploring approaches to the study and connoisseurship of Chinese material culture. Our speaker was Dr. Stacey Pierson, the former Curator of the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art and a Reader in the History of Chinese Ceramics (SOAS). For more information, click here. SEACS members can access the recording here using the password: Yongle.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
Small blue & white Yuan jars
Date: Wednesday, 18 November, 7:00-8:30 pm (Singapore time)
Members’ Sharing Programme
Acquisition Experiences: The Good, the Bad, and the Inbetween
This was the third in SEACS’ 2020 programme of member presentations. The focus was ‘Acquisition Experiences’ and the artefacts ranged from several Tang artefacts (a mingqi figurine, a Changsha bowl, and a phoenix-headed ewer) to a contemporary Vietnamese ceramic sculpture by Nguyen Khac Quan, a selection of small blue & white Yuan jars, to several Japanese ceramics, a Staffordshire figurine of Lord Raglan (1854), and a modern ‘Xuande period’ cricket container from Jingdezhen. Every story included a lesson learned, an amusing incident, a successful auction result, or an unexpected outcome. Members dialed in from Tokyo to Toronto and all agreed it was a most entertaining and fruitful evening.
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Venue:
An e-talk on ZOOM
Members and their invited guests only
Date: Saturday, 17 October, 3:00-4:30 pm (Singapore time)
景德镇 Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen‘s Supply Chain from Fu Liang to Guangzhou
Located in Jiangxi Province, in Southeast China, China’s most famous ceramic production center was ideally situated in terms of both natural resources and location. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the emperor Zhenzong (宋真宗) selected Jingdezhen (景德镇) to be an imperial porcelain production center in the year 1004, becoming the main imperial production center until the end of the Qing era. During the Ming (1368-1664) and the Qing Dynasty (1664-1911), the quantity of porcelain produced by Jingdezhen increased dramatically both in production as well as the quality of its products. Jingdezhen had become an industrial center of export wares. This presentation highlighted the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of Jingdezhen ceramics. You can download a pdf of all the slides here.
Tracey Yeh is a Singapore resident and a long-time volunteer docent with the National Heritage Board, guiding in the Asian Civilisations Museum for eight years. She is originally from Taiwan but has also lived in the USA where she obtained an MBA from Tulane University (located in the enchanting New Orleans, Louisiana). She works as a vice president of a US fintech company that specializes in building data centers around the world. She is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) by profession, so the supply chain is a topic very close to her heart. Tracey gave this talk previously to the Singapore docent community and it was by popular demand that we asked her to repeat it for members of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and our guests. Guests dialed in globally, included a stalwart group from California.
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Date: Wednesday, 16 September, 7:00 pm
Persian Architectural Tiles
The spread of the Islamic faith also facilitated its culture and art through the ancient world. Although Islamic art retains an overall character, there are a great many traditions and local preferences that emerged over time. Islamic architectural ceramic tiles can be regarded as representing a high point in one of the most magnificent forms of decorative art in the world. Margaret focused on the development of the monumental architectural tiles in Iran (formerly Persia). She also examined the principal styles of ceramic tiles, their decorative designs and techniques as well as touching on the links between Persia, the West and Southeast Asia.
Margaret White is a teacher by profession and lived in Singapore from 1991-2011 where she became heavily involved in most aspects of the Friends of the Museum including its President and Advisor. Her passion for Asian art and culture spurred her on to complete an MA in Southeast Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore. She has taught in the Department of Visual Arts at La Salle/SIA College of the Arts and designed workshops for teachers and students visiting the art museum. She has served on the Committee of Management of The Asian Arts Society of Australia (TAASA) since 2012 and for the last 7 years she has convened the NSW Ceramic Study Group. She continues to lecture, write and paint. Margaret has been a member of SEACS for over a decade.
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Date: Wednesday, 19 August, 7:00 pm
How Singapore Acquired the Tang Shipwreck Treasures
Alvin Chia, President of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society (2008-2011) and a key member of the team that brought this unique shipwreck collection to Singapore, spoke on how the Singapore Government acquired the coveted Tang Shipwreck treasures from the Belitung Shipwreck in 2005 against strong competition from museums in China and the Middle East.
The shipwreck was discovered in Indonesian waters in 1998 by a sea cucumber fisherman. Between two monsoon seasons in 1998 and 1999, the treasures were recovered from the seabed of a coral reef. Inbetween the two seasons, some artifacts were stolen but were heroically recovered. Many were found in pristine condition having being protected by sand for over a thousand years.
Alvin took us through the story behind the fund-raising effort that led to the generous donation that made the purchase possible. He also shared with us never-before seen pictures of the secret storeroom in an apple farm in New Zealand in which the ceramics were desalinated, and shared interesting details behind some of the key pieces (some of which have never been on public display). It was a fascinating journey and story behind the collection that is now on rotating display at Singpore’s Asian Civilisations Museum (with a smaller exhibition in Singapore’s Goodwood Park Hotel).
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Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 7:00 pm
Virtual Series #2: Ceramics in Scholarly Taste
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Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 7:00 pm
Navigating the Art Auction Ecosystem
A talk by Andrew Nai, a SEACS Life Member and Council Member since 2016, and experienced auction seller/buyer, explained how art auctions work, the various players and roles that each of them plays, and shared some tips on how to be successful yourself at art auctions.
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Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 7:00 pm
Virtual Series #1: Ceramics in Scholarly Taste
A programme featuring a variety of ceramics that may (or may not) have captured a space in a traditional Chinese scholar’s studio. We’ll look at ceramics ranging from brush pots to ‘playthings’, each introduced by a member of the Society from his or her own collection, or from a favourite museum’s gallery. First in a series of ‘virtual sharing sessions’.
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Highlights from the event here.
A talk by Dr. Kenson Kwok on the interface between private and institutional collecting and how one can feed the other, but also why they should remain quite distinct.
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To be rescheduled from: Friday, 17 April 2020
William Willetts Annual Lecture: Celadons of the North – The Ceramics of Yaozhou
We regret the postponement of this event; a new date and time will be posted when appropriate
A Powerpoint™ presentation by Patricia Welch on the history of SEACS since its founding in 1969 including its past exhibitions, publications, and significant events.
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Venue:
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
To order a copy of the book, click here; to read a short history of the society click here; to download a pdf of the presentation click here
2019
SEACS members are invited to a Christmas Open House to meet and mingle with SEACS Council and fellow members.
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Venue:
To Be Advised
A talk by Andrew Nai and Johanes Rizal on Longquan / Chinese Celadons, a type of greenware that orginated from the Longquan kilns in Zhejiang province, East China.
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Venue:
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 22968
SEACS members and their friends are invited to a two-day sale of ceramics, art books and magazines.
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Venue:
Antiques of the Orient
#02-40, 19 Tanglin Road
Tanglin Shopping Centre
Singapore 247909
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A talk by Tim Clark on potters in Staffordshire during early 19th century, who began to produce ceramic figures that chronicled all the important characters and events of the day.
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Venue:
Imagination Room, Level 5
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 1880644
A talk by Paul Bromberg on Bencharong, a kind of painted Thai ceramics made in China in the 18th and early 19th centuries exclusively for Siamese royalty.
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Venue:
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
A talk by Dr D. Kyle Latinis on how archaeologists work, and how they maximise data collections from shards.
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Venue:
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
The visit will include a tour of the facilities with special emphasis placed on the ceramics kept at the Centre.
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Venue:
32 Jurong Port Road
Singapore 619104
A talk by Dr Iain Sinclair on Ming blue and white ware mantra: Sanskrit inscriptions on Ming ceramics.
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Venue:
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
A talk by Dr Tai Yew Seng on the different types of Chinese nautical charts and their modern application.
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Venue:
The Ngee Ann Auditorium
Asian Civilisations Museum
1 Empress Place
Singapore 179555
12-19 April 2019
Trip to Jingdezhen, Longquan and Hangzhou, China
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The Pod on Level 16
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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7.00pm Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Cataloging the Ceramic Collection of Augustus the Strong |
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7pm Wednesday, 13 March 2019
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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7.00pm Wednesday, 20 February 2019
The ‘Shirt-Sleeved Diplomat’: Malcolm MacDonald in Malaya and Singapore |
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The Tanglin Club
5 Stevens Rd
Singapore 257814
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6.30pm Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Sister Ships: Three 12th Century Shipwrecks in Southeast Asia |
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Imagination Room, Level 5
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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7pm Thursday, 24 January 2019
William Young Willetts: Sinologist, Ceramics Expert & Curator of the NUS Art Museum 1963-1973 |
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7pm Thursday, 24 January 2019
Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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17-20 January 2019
SEACS Members’ Visit to Thailand |
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Bangkok & Ayutthaya, Thailand
2018
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4pm Sunday, 16 December 2018
Building the Freer|Sackler Southeast Asian Ceramic Collection by Louise Allison Cort |
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4pm Sunday, 16 December 2018
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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11am-5pm Saturday, 24 November 2018
SEACS Members’ Ceramics Sale |
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11am-5pm Saturday, 24 November 2018
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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3pm Saturday, 3 November 2018
Visit to a Private Collection & Talk on Shiwan Ceramics |
SEACS members are invited to visit Ng Seng Leong’s home and his private collection of Shiwan ceramic pieces, where visitors will learn more about his prized collection and collecting stories over a cup of tea at this special SEACS members-only event.
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3pm Satuday, 3 November 2018
Venue Address to be Advised
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SEACS members are invited to a talk by Professor Aren M. Maeir is on the Philistines and their culture as seen through their ceramic remains.
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4pm Sunday, 7 October 2018
Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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4pm Saturday, 15 September 2018
Visit to the Hall of the Phoenix and Peony |
SEACS members are invited to a visit to the Hall of the Phoenix and Peony.
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4pm Saturday, 15 September 2018
2 Peirce Drive
Singapore 248591
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7pm Monday, 30 July 2018
“My Father: Ivan Polunin” An Evening with Daughter Olga Polunin |
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7pm Monday, 30 July 2018
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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7pm Thursday, 21 June 2018
Learn from the Experts: Vietnamese Ceramics |
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7pm Thursday, 21 June 2018
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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3pm, Sunday, 20 May 2018
Talk and Guided Tour of the Angkor Exhibition at the ACM |
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Asian Civilisations Museum,
1 Empress Place
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7pm Monday, 16 April 2018
The Collection of the National Museum of Indonesia |
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Imagination Room, Level 5
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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7pm Monday, 22 January 2018
Learn from the Experts: Red Ceramics |
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7pm Monday, 22 January 2018
82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
2017
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3pm Sunday, 10 December 2017
Year End Festive Open House |
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3pm-5pm Sunday, 10 December 2017
Home of Mathew & Patricia Welch
Address to be Advised
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3pm Monday, 20 November 2017
Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl and her Chinese Treasures |
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3pm Monday, 20 November 2017
Swedish Residence
39 Andrew Road
Singapore 299957
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7pm Monday, 23 October 2017
Dehua (blanc-de-chine) Ceramics |
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7pm Monday, 23 October 2017
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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5pm Saturday, 16 September 2017
Treasure Troves of the Past: Tomb and Grave Goods from Ancient China |
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5pm Saturday, 16 September 2017
Visitors’ Briefing Room, Level 1
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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12.30pm Wednesday, 30 August 2017
An Introduction to Tea and Ancient Tea Culture |
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SMU Administration Building
Function Room 4.1, Level 4
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065
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3pm Saturday, 24 June 2017
Earth, Fire and Soul: The Spirit of Joseon Korea Through the Art of Clay |
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Asian Civilisations Museum
1 Empress Place
Singapore 179555
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8am Sunday, 11 June 2017
A Visit to the Collection of Sten Sjøstrand |
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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7pm Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Learn from the Experts: Celadon and Blue & White Ceramics |
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82 Cairnhill Road
Singapore 229684
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7:30pm Wednesday, 5 April 2017
The William Willetts Annual Lecture: How Full is Our Bowl? by Professor John Miksic |
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Possibility Room, Level 5
National Library Building
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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3pm Saturday, 25 March 2017
A Curatorial Tour of Myanmar Celadon Ceramics |
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NUS Museum
50 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119279
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7 – 8:30pm, Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Vietnamese Ceramics from the Yi Lu Collection – Book Launch |
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Possibility Room,
National Library Building,
North Bridge Road, Singapore
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7.00-8.30pm, Wednesday, 8 February 2017
From The Ashes – Reviving Myanmar Celadon Ceramics |
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NUS Museum
50 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119279
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7 – 8:30pm, Friday, 13 January 2017
The Mon Cities and Myanmar Cultural Heritage by Elizabeth Moore |
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Asian Civilisations Museum
Ngee Ann Auditorium
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7:30pm, Thursday, 12 January 2017
The Symbolism of the Rooster in Chinese Culture by Mrs. Patricia Bjaaland Welch |
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The Siam Society
131 Asoke Road, Sukhumvit 21
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2016
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3 – 6pm, Saturday, 11 December 2016
Year End Festive Tea Party |
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National Library
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
(Visitor Briefing Room)
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7pm, Wednesday, 19 October 2016
How Shards Talk |
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National Library
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
(Visitor Briefing Room)
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2pm, Saturday, 24 September 2016
Special Tour of Iskandar Jalil’s Exhibition at National Gallery for SEACS Members |
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National Gallery
1 St. Andrews Road
Singapore 178957
(Meet at Daily Tour Counter, Basement1)
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7pm, Friday, 26 August 2016
Curator-Led Tour of the Chinese Ceramics Gallery at the ACM |
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Asian Civilisations Museum,
1 Empress Place
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2pm, Saturday, 9 July 2016
Secrets of Ceramics Unveiled |
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Imagine@libraryOrchard
Orchard Road
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7pm, Friday, 27 May 2016
A Walk Through The Peranakan Museum with Dr. Kenson Kwok |
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The Peranakan Museum
29 Armenian Street
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7pm, Thursday, 28 April 2016
Blue and White Chinese Ceramics at Auction: Enduring Popularity and Record Prices by Susie Quek |
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National Library
Visitors Briefing Room Level 1
100 Victoria Street
Singapore 188064
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7pm, Wednesday, 24 Feb 2016
Visit to the Home of Gretchen Liu |
2015
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7pm, Friday, 20 November 2015
A visit to the new Tang Shipwreck Cargo Exhibition at the ACM |
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3pm, Saturday, 31 October 2015
A Ceramic Shards Handling Session At the NUS Museum |
Singapore
assemble at Lee Kong Chian Gallery (car park level)
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7pm, Friday, 25 September 2015
Ceramics of the Sea — Four Shipwrecked Cargoes by Colin Sheaf |
Level 1 Visitors’ Briefing Room
National Library Building Singapore
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3pm, Saturday 22 August 2015
A visit to the newly renovated NUS Museum Ceramic and Sherd Collection |
Singapore
to assemble at Lee Kong Chian Gallery (car park level)
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7pm, Thursday, 23 July 2015
History of Pre-Colonial 11th Century Burma to Modern State of Myanmar by Professor Goh |
Dr. Goh’s talk is based on her book published in January 2015.
The Wheel-turner and His House: Kingship in a Buddhist Ecueme
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3pm, Saturday, 27 June 2015
An Appreciation of the Art of Chen Wen Hsi by Alison Liu |
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10.30 am, Tuesday, 17 March 2015
A Special Walk Through the Archaeology Gallery Singapura: 700 Years with John Miksic |
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7-8 pm, Friday, 27 February 2015
An Exclusive Tour of “Land of Gold and Spices: Early Maps of Singapore and S.E. Asia” for SEACS members |
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2014
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10:15am – 4:00pm, 16 October 2014
Qing Porcelain in China and the World |
Study Day
Qing Porcelain in China and the World
SOAS
B202
Brunei Gallery
(Lunch and refreshments provided)
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3pm, Saturday, October 4, 2014
China Mania The Global Passion For Porcelain, 800-1900 CE: A Guided Tour |
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Saturday, 6 September 2014
Contemporary Chinese Literati by Allison Liu |
By Allison Liu
One Pemimpin, #10-04, One Pemimpin Drive, Singapore
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5-10 August 2014
Study Trip SEACS Majapahit Empire Tour |
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7pm, Sunday, 20 July 2014
Pre-Trip Briefing: Study Trip SEACS Majapahit Empire Tour |
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7pm, Monday, 23 June 2014
From Majapahit to Bali: Genealogies of Indonesian Culture |
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7pm, Monday, 14 April 2014
Show, Ask & Discover |
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2.30pm, Sunday, 6 April 2014
SEACS 45th AGM & WW Lecture 2014 |
2013
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7.00pm, 19 Dec 2013
Potsherds, Texts, and Singapore’s Role in Southeast Asian Maritime Culture |
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7pm, Monday, 11 Nov 2013
Show, Ask & Discover: Discovering the mystery & beauty of Changsha Ware |
Free for SEAC members. If you come with guest – it is $10 per guest.
82 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229684
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7pm, Friday, 11 October
ACM Guided Tour by curator Clement Onn: Devotion & Desire: Cross-Cultural Art in Asia |
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7pm, Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Ports, Shipwrecks, and Ceramics: A Maritime History of the Ancient Champa Kingdom by Do Truong Giang |
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7pm, Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Show, Ask & Discover: Overglaze Ceramics |
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7pm, Thursday, 23 May 2013
Ten Things to Know About Chinese Ceramics by Ingrid Hanson |
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9.30am, Saturday 2 March 2013
Symposium: Nanyang Technological University Dragon Kilns Symposium & Exhibition |
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7pm, Friday, 15 February 2013
Is It Real? by Shirley M Mueller |
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7pm, Thursday, 17 January 2013
History of Chinese Ceramics, the Percival David Foundation Collection by Marjorie Chu and Lim Yah Chiew |
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7pm, Thursday, 6 December 2012
Ceramics in Myanmar: Unexplored Territory by Prof. John N. Miksic & Prof. Goh Geok Yian |
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7pm, Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Examining Kraak Porcelain by Maura Rinaldi |
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7pm, Tuesday 16 October 2012
Chinoiserie: A Vision of the Far East from Europe, 13th-14th century by Margaret White |
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7pm, Thursday, 27 September 2012
A Blaze of Colour: The Emergence of Overglaze Enamels on Porcelain in the 14th and 15th Centuries by Rosemary Scott |
Open to the Public • Free Admission
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Sunday 20 May 2012
Visit: Dorian Ball’s Diana Cargo |
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7 – 8.30pm, Friday, 17 February 2012
Pot-making in mainland Southeast Asia by Dr. Leedom Lefferts |
Asian Civilisations Museum
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7pm, Tuesday 6 March 2012
Longquan Celadon: Site visits and museum opening by Ingrid Hanson |
82 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229684
2011
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1 Dec 2011
SEACS E-Museum now live |
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Smithsonian Online Workshop: A Japanese Tea Jar’s 700-year History |
The Story of Chigusa:
A Japanese Tea Jar’s 700-year History
An online workshop organized by the Freer|Sackler, Smithsonian Institution
Wednesday 2 November, 9:00-10:30 PM Eastern Time (EDT)
Thursday 3 November, 10:00-11:30 AM Japan Time (JST)
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7 pm, Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Florentine Traders in Asia and the Medici Porcelain Collection, a talk by Maura Rinaldi |
Singapore
Tel: 6737 3448
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16 – 23 October 2011
Study Tour 2011: Taiwan – Hong Kong |
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2 – 5pm, 17 September – 29 October 2011
A Raku Workshop with Delia Prvacki |
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7.30pm, Thursday, 8 September 2011
Liu Kang and his Art by Gretchen Liu |
82 Cairnhill Road, Singapore 229684
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7.30pm, Thursday, 18 August 2011
Show and Tell, Ask & Discover: Yuan Dynasty Ceramics |
Read the article here.
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Study Day for Early Career Scholars in Chinese Art |
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7pm, Thursday, 5 May 2011
Old Javanese Gold by John Miksic |
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Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian |
The Smithsonian’s plan to show Chinese artifacts from an Indonesian shipwreck mined by a commercial company raises ethical issues. Read the full article here.
 Tang Dynasty ewer from the Belitung Wreck site (courtesy Asian Civilisations Museum) |
Event: Tang Treasures at the ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands |
Read a write-up of the tour by Margaret White here.
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Event: Show, Ask & Discover |
Read a write-up of the event by Margaret White here.
Free for SEACS members.
If you come with guests – it is $10 per guest
2010
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18 May 2010
Five Dynasty Treasures: Chinese Ceramics found in the Indonesian Cirebon Shipwreck by Lim Yah Chiew |
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6-14 April 2010
Study Tour: Fujian and Jiangxi, China |
2009
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14 November 2009 – 25 July 2010
News: Guided Tours for “New Light on Old Pottery” exhibition |
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009
A Visit to the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum |
The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society has arranged a special visit to the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum, Bangkok.
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7 pm, Tuesday, 30 June 2009
New Light on Southeast Asian Ceramics: 40 Years of Research and Discovery with John Miksic |
Celadon Room
Concourse Level, NUS Museum
University Cultural Centre Annex
50 Kent Ridge Crescent
National University of Singapore
Singapore 119279
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7pm, Thursday 19 February 2009
Many Words for Tea and One Very Special Bowl for Tea by Victor Mair |
The Lecture Room, The Peranakan Museum,
39 Armenian Street, Singapore
2008
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7pm, 6 August 2008
The Classical Birds found in Chinese Art by Patricia Bjaaland Welch |
Ixora Room, Peranakan Museum, Armenian Street
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7pm, Thursday, 10 July 2008
Jizhou and Jingdezhen during the Song-Yuan-Ming period as seen by a local historian by Dr. Anne Gerritsen |
The Ixora Room, Peranakan Museum, Armenian Street
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7.30 pm, Wednesday, 7 May 2008
The William Willetts Annual Lecture: Strange Discoveries: Mysterious Artefacts in Singapore by John Miksic |
Ixora Room, The Peranakan Museum
39 Armenian Street, Singapore
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7pm, Wednesday, 2 April 2008
The Cargo of the East Indiaman Götheborg Shipwreck by Børje Forssell |
The Discovery Room,
Asian Civilisations Museum, Empress Place
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Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Lecture and Viewing: Chinese Snuff Bottles by Jen Lyn Low (hosted by Christie’s) |
An Invitation to Southeast Asian Ceramic Society members
Cocktails and canapés at 6.30pm
Lecture at 7.30pm by Jen Lyn Low, specialist in Chinese snuff bottles, London
Christie’s Singapore, 501 Orchard Road, #19-03 Wheelock Place, Singapore
Limited seats only (first 20 members to sign up)
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7pm, 29 January 2008
Yuan Blue and White of the Red Sea by Regina Krahl |
Ngee Ann Auditorium, ACM, Empress Place