We are pleased to announce that SEACS has arranged a guided tour of the Alice and Peter Tan Collection at the NUS Museum on 18 July at 2:30 PM for members and their family members. Members will receive an email with directions and more information in early July. The donation focuses on coloured-ground porcelains, representative of those used in affluent Peranakan Chinese households across Southeast Asia during the 19th and early 20th centuries. These ceramics were primarily vessels for food and drink, and for religious offerings. This collection complements the broader holdings of Chinese and Southeast Asian ceramics at the NUS Museum and NUS Baba House. It enhances the chronological display of Chinese ceramics from the Lee Kong Chian Collection, the archaeological sherds from Singapore and the region, and the domestic wares at Baba House, many of which were sourced from Peranakan families.
