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  • Peter Lam on Kitchen Ch’ing Porcelain – The William Willetts Lecture 2023

    SEACS members and their guests attended this long-awaited talk by ceramics expert Peter Lam on 'Kitchen Ch'ing porcelain made in Hong Kong'. Professor Lam introduced the 'Kitchen Ch'ing' blue and white kiln site in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong focusing on its dating, type-forms and context comparing it to similar items found from SEA shipwrecks and sites that were familiar to many SEACS members, and providing references for newcomers to the topic of 'Kitchen Ch'ing' ceramics.

  • Leaping the Dragon Gate: The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain

    Dr. Teresa Canepa introduced the most important collection of seventeenth-century Chinese porcelain in the world, assembled by the distinguished British diplomat Sir Michael Butler (1927–2013). Butler’s lavish collection covers most types of porcelain produced at Jingdezhen, in Jiangxi Province, during the seventeenth century known as the ‘Transitional Period’ between the ceasing of production of the Imperial kilns in 1608 to the reinstatement of Imperial supervisors in 1683.

  • A Zoom Presentation Live from Singapore’s Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC)

    Learn how some 65,000 ceramics in Singapore's National Collection are managed and cared for at the HCC. Join us online to gain insight on the journey that newly acquired ceramics go through when they enter the National Collection – from accessioning, to storage, to being conserved and prepared for display.

  • Sept. 2-3: Members’ Ceramic Sale!

    Wondering why there's no usual August event, it's because we've been busy preparing for our annual 'Members Ceramic Sale'!

  • Back by Popular Demand: A Tour of the Ft. Canning Ceramic Exhibition on 24 September

    We were so sorry to disappoint our many members who didn't make the previous tour of the Ft.Canning Ceramic Exhibition so beautifully curated and presented by The Society for Chinese Ceramics Studies, that we are offering our members & their families a second chance to tour the exhibition on Sunday afternoon, September 24 at 3:00 pm. Sign up a.s.a.p. to avoid being disappointed again! More details follow....

  • SEACS Members’ Field Trip to the kilns of Sukhothai & Si Satchanalai, Thailand – Nov. 9-11, 2023

    November 9-11 SEACS has arranged a special members -only field trip to the kilns and historic sites of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai in northern Thailand with two renowned experts of Thai ceramics. Full details including the trip itinerary, costs, and application forms are now available. Registration is on a first-come, first-accepted basis.

  • Our January 7 programme was a ZOOM talk on Yuan Blue & White ceramics by Dr. LI Baoping (6:00 pm SGT)

    Dr. Li's talk will be on the world’s earliest blue-and-white porcelain: its significance, global distribution, and remaining questions. Dr. Li specializes in Chinese ceramics and their global distribution. His research involves collaboration with curators, scholars, artists, collectors and archaeologists across China and the world. Join us for this exciting update on China's most beloved B&W ceramics.

  • Monday, 12 February – SEACS’ Annual Chinese New Year Open House for Members

    Save the date and join your fellow SEACS members at our annual Chinese New Year Open House. Date: the 3rd day of CNY, the traditional day of visiting friends (12 February 2024). Time: 4:00-6:30 pm. Location: To be announced. There will be Chinese New Year treats (and beverages with which to toast in the new year). Families and children welcome. Singapore resident members will receive more information closer to the date.