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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240921
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SUMMARY:SEACS Annual Ceramics & Book Sale
DESCRIPTION:Our popular annual Ceramics & Books Sale was held in two parts. Due to the very large number of books we had on offer (on Asian & Southeast Asian art\, history & ceramics) deaccessioned from members’ collections (many in pristine condition)\, we held a separate book sale on Sunday\, 15 September. Members received a special email with full details and may bring friends and guests. \nOur main Ceramics (& Books) sale was held on 21 & 22 September 10 at 82 Cairnhill Road\, Singapore 229684. Many of our member came with their friends to look\, learn\, and meet fellow Society members. Both sales were very successful and we thank all those who contributed through their donations\, labour or purchases.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-ceramic-book-sale/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240927T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240927T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011437
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SUMMARY:27 September - Richard W. C. Kan on Chinese monochromes
DESCRIPTION:The Program: “Richard Kan\, In Pursuit of Unblemished Colours” \nAbout the Speaker: Richard W. C. Kan is a respected collector of Chinese monochrome ceramics from the fifth to the eighteenth century with an emphasis on the early (1368-1487 (Ming Dynasty)  and early (1644-1795) Qing Dynasty. His collection covers most\, if not all\, of the fifty-seven hues cited by Tang Ying\, who was in charge of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Jingdezhen\, in the reigns of the emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong. In the past twenty years\, an exhibition of some of his monochrome collection was mounted in the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2005\, another one in the Foundation Baur in Geneva in 2018 and currently in the Musée Guimet in Paris (2024). A more extensive profile of Richard W. C. Kan may be downloaded here. \nMr. Kan addressed SEACS members on 27 September 7:00-8:30 pm at the Singapore National Library.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/save-the-date-27-september-richard-w-c-kan-on-chinese-monochromes/
LOCATION:Singapore National Library\, 100 Victoria Street\, Singapore\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241118
DTSTAMP:20260606T011437
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SUMMARY:A SEACS Field Trip to Penang and Kedah: Nov 16-17\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:SEACS members at the Bujang Valley archaeological museum site \n \nSEACS arranged a study & field trip focused on the archaeological and ceramic sites/collections of Penang & environs\, including a trip to the Bujang Valley to visit its new archaeological museum and sites over the weekend of November 16-17\, 2024. The trip was limited to 20 participants. \nParticipants arranged their own transport to and from Penang\, while SEACS arranged the on-site activities (local transport\, meals\, excursions\, etc.) beginning with an optional welcome dinner on Friday\, the 15th at the famous Penang Peranakan-inspired restaurant “Kebaya”. The official programme began the morning of Saturday\, the 16th and lasted until late on Sunday\, the 17th. Visits to the newly renovated Kedah museum and site\, a visit to the home of a prominent local collector\, and a privately-hosted dinner\, plus excellent introductions to the sites and recent excavations by Professors Stephen Chia and Nasha Rodziadi Khaw were the highlights of this very successful field trip enjoyed by all. Pictures of the weekend field trip can be viewed on the Society’s Facebook page.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/mark-your-calendars-2024-seacs-events/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241205T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011437
CREATED:20240928T051619Z
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SUMMARY:An Update with Marine Archaeologist Michael Flecker
DESCRIPTION:This was a very special  SEACS members-only\, in-person event in Singapore with an update by marine archaeologist Dr. Michael Flecker held on a week-day evening.  SEACS members were sent the details via e-mail\, and it was a fully booked event as our venue of 40 was fully booked within days. Thanks to Dr. Flecker for his illustrated talk and for updating the Society on his work and findings. He also thanked the team of volunteers who have been helping him clean\, sort and photograph the shards (many of whom were able to attend the event)\, and all who have supported him in other ways\, and attended this special year-end Society event. A special thanks to the catering team for their beautiful and delicious spread of savory & sweet items\, including a glorious punch served in an antique silver punch bowl by a bamboo sake ladle.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/save-the-date-time-5-december-6-830-pm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250314T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250314T184500
DTSTAMP:20260606T011437
CREATED:20250113T094652Z
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SUMMARY:SEACS AGM for 2024 to be held on Friday 14 March 2025
DESCRIPTION:SEACS will be holding its AGM for fiscal year 2024 on Friday\, 14 March in the Visitors’ Room of the Singapore National Library. All members will receive an announcement via email. If you cannot attend and would like to assign your  proxy to the President or another Council member please download this form\, fill it in\, and return it to the e-mail provided. This would be much appreciated as it helps us reach a quorum to begin the meeting on time as scheduled. Members can refer to the society’s current Constitution at this link.  The AGM will be held from 6:00-6:45 pm to be followed (after a short break) by the annual William Willetts talk. \nOur speaker will be former SEACS President and founding director of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) and the Peranakan Museum (TPM)\, Dr. Kenson Kwok\, who will be sharing with us the story of the Frank and Pamela Hickley Dehua Collection. \nDr. Kwok is an architect and environmental psychologist by training\, but the ceramic medium has been an abiding interest for him since childhood. Landing in the museum world in mid-career was therefore a very happy accident. In retirement after 18 years at the ACM\, he continues to be active in the museum sector. \nThe talk describes the journey of a collection of blanc de Chine – how it travelled from the home of Singapore collectors Frank and Pamela Hickley\, via Dehua to a new home in the Asian Civilisations Museum. A sizeable group of pieces from the collection remains on permanent view at the ACM today. The talk closes with an assessment of the collection with reference to recent archaeological excavations\, and several examples of recent production from Dehua\, some of which have entered the museum’s collection. \nMembers may invite their friends to attend the talk\, which is open to the public and will begin at 7:00 pm.  No reservation is required but seating will be on a first-come/first-served basis. The talk will be recorded as usual and available on our website for SEACS members who cannot attend in person on the 14th. \nThose who are interested in learning more about the society’s William Willetts Lecture series can click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/https-www-seaceramic-org-sg-wp-content-uploads-2025-01-southeast-asian-ceramic-society-agm-notice-draft-pdf/
LOCATION:Singapore National Library\, 100 Victoria Street\, Singapore\, Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250425T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011437
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SUMMARY:Ceramics in Museums: SEACS Councillors Share their Favourite Collections
DESCRIPTION:Our councillors share some of their favourite ceramic museums around the world at our April members’ meeting. Each presenter will share one museum\, special exhibition\,  or collection. Our website feature “Where to Find Ceramic Museums and Collections” when travelling abroad has been one of our most frequently-visited websites\, hence this programme to introduce those members who may not have found this feature. Speakers will include Li-Ching Wang (who will introduce the Taipei Palace Museum); Andrew Nai (who will focus on a special exhibition held at the Art Museum\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)\, and Tim Clark (who will introduce the extensive and fascinating collections that can be found in London’s V&A). \n\nLi Ching joined SEACS in 2018 and is currently the Society’s Vice President. She is also a docent guiding at the Asian Civilisations Museum and National Museum of Singapore. Having grown up in Taiwan and being an avid museum-goer\, Li Ching is building a photo archive of ceramics in museums in Asia and Europe (and is very happy to share!).\n\n\nAndrew Nai is a lifetime resident member of SEACS and has been a SEACS Councillor since 2017. He is an avid collector of Southeast Asian and Chinese ceramics\, Chinese textiles and Asian modern paintings\, and if you attend any of the large art auctions\, you’ll probably find Andrew there. Andrew also loves to visit museums and he will be sharing a special exhibition called “Refilling the Interregnum: Newly Discovered Imperial Porcelains from Zhengtong\, Jingtai and Tianshun Reigns (1436-1464) of the Ming Dynasty” in which he attended at the Art Museum\, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in November 2018.\n\nTim Clark  is a SEACS council member and volunteer docent at three of Singapore’s museums. During the summer months he volunteers as a museum guide and speaker at his original hometown in England. His fondest occupation is visiting museums around the world–and his absolute favourite is London’s V&A. \nThis programme will be held on ZOOM. SEACS members will receive the log-in information by mail.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/ceramics-in-museums-seacs-councillors-share-their-favourite-collections/
CATEGORIES:Event,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250803T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250803T173000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
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SUMMARY:Ming Ceramics for the Islamic Market: 'Ninefold circle' Plates with Arabic Script w/ Dr. Annabel Teh Gallop of the British Library
DESCRIPTION:All over Southeast Asia is found a particular type of coarse Chinese export porcelain traditionally known as ‘Swatow’ ware but now more accurately identified as originating from Zhangzhou\, dating from the late Ming period\, from the end of the sixteenth to the early seventeenth centuries.  One characteristic type of large Zhangzhou dish had a central circle with eight smaller circles around it\, all filled with inscriptions in Arabic script. Such an example may be seen in Singapore’s ACM (level 1).  \nThese plates bore a resemblance to the great seal of the sultans of Aceh\, which over a period of 250 years always gave the name of the sovereign in a central circle surrounded by eight small circles containing the names of illustrious forebears. The marked visual similarity between the great seal of the Aceh and the Zhangzhou calligraphic plates gave rise to a tradition that the Ming plates with Arabic inscriptions were specially ordered from China by the rulers of Aceh in the shape of their seal.  However\, a close chronological examination belies this widely-held belief.  The ‘tradition’ of the Acehnese link seems to have been newly ‘invented’ in the twentieth century\, and in fact the Zhangzhou plates were largely produced before the Acehnese ‘Ninefold Seal’ was created in the mid seventeenth century. \n\nSpeaker Annabel Teh Gallop addressed the society’s members and their guests on  Sunday afternoon\, August 3 in the Asian Civilisations Museum’s Ngee Ann Auditorium\, where she discussed these plates\, their background and meaning\, and shared several helpful tips with the audience on how to properly identifying them. Many thanks for an enlightening and interesting talk\, which was of special relevance to the audience as an example of one of these plates was on display in the museum’s first-floor gallery with the wrong identification — which can now be corrected!\n\nAbout the Speaker: \nAnnabel Teh Gallop is Lead Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Library\, London. Her main research interests are in Malay and Indonesian manuscripts\, letters\, documents and seals\, and the art of the Qur’an across the Indian Ocean world. Recent publications include ‘Migrating manuscript art: the ‘Sulawesi diaspora geometric style’ of Qur’anic illumination’ in Regime change: new horizons in Islamic art and visual culture\, ed. Christiane Gruber and Bihter Esener (London: Gingko\, 2024) and Malay seals from the Islamic world of Southeast Asia (Singapore: NUS Press\, 2019)\, a catalogue of over 2\,000 seals from Southeast Asia inscribed in Arabic script.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/ming-ceramics-for-the-islamic-market-ninefold-circle-plates-with-arabic-script-w-dr-annabel-teh-gallop-of-the-british-library/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251109T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
CREATED:20250611T134600Z
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SUMMARY:The Transformation of Maritime Trade between the 9th and 14th Centuries: Chinese Ceramic Jars from the Belitung Shipwreck\, Fort Canning (Singapore)\, and Guangdong kiln Sites
DESCRIPTION:Ceramic jars were critical utilitarian objects in the context of transnational social and economic connections within maritime trade during global history. Between the 9th and 14th centuries\, these jars circulated through various nodes of maritime trading networks\, reaching overseas markets. This talk aims to provide a comprehensive overview and updates on research concerning Chinese ceramic jars conducted over the past decade. \nOne challenge has been the identification and classification of imported Chinese ceramic jars in Southeast Asia. Previous studies have lacked substantial archaeological evidence from South China’s production and consumption sites\, hindering provenance research and the precise classification of similar objects discovered in Southeast Asia. \nThis presentation by Dr. Sharon Wong will introduce new archaeological findings from Guangdong ceramic jar production sites\, including Nanhai\, Shiwan\, Wentouling\, Guangzhou Zengbian\, and Fujian kilns\, as well as official wine cellars and wells in Guangzhou\, and the Nanhai No. 1 Shipwreck. Using a comparative method\, this talk will also examine ceramic jars excavated or found in Southeast Asia\, particularly those from the Belitung Shipwreck\, Fort Canning in Singapore\, and other Southeast Asian sites dating from the 9th to 14th centuries. \nOur speaker discussed  how Chinese ceramic jars reflect the interconnections within maritime trading networks\, specifically focusing on their uses for packing and carrying goods. Furthermore\, it exploredthe extent to which these exchanges impacted domestic ceramic production\, regional circulation\, and consumption at destinations along long-distance trade routes via land and sea in the context of Southeast Asia-China archaeology. A moderated Q&A session followed  the talk. \nAbout the Speaker:  Sharon Wong received her PhD in Southeast Asian Studies from the National University of Singapore and her master’s degree from the School of Archaeology and Museology at Peking University\, China. She currently teaches at the Department of Anthropology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests encompass archaeology\, China-Southeast Asian cultural interactions during historical periods\, trade ceramic studies\, craft production technology\, and cultural heritage studies. Sharon has conducted fieldwork in both Southeast Asia and China and is currently involved in research projects on ceramic studies in Angkor\, Cambodia\, Guangdong\, Vietnam\, Hong Kong\, Macau\, and the networking of Guangzhou as a port city along the maritime ceramic road in Asia. \n\n\n\nVenue was the Singapore National Library\, with the programme held from 3:00-4:30pm. \nThis talk was open to the public; SEACS members were invited to bring guests. No reservation was required.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/the-transformation-of-maritime-trade-between-the-9th-and-14th-centuries-chinese-ceramic-jars-from-the-belitung-shipwreck-fort-canning-singapore-and-guangdong-kiln-sites/
LOCATION:Singapore National Library\, 100 Victoria Street\, Singapore\, Singapore
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251206T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
CREATED:20251119T062111Z
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SUMMARY:SEACS Annual Book Sale (Ceramics\, Art history\, Geography & Related Topics) - 6 December 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEACS’  annual book sale was held on Saturday\, 6 December from 10 am to 3 pm. \nLocation: Meeting Room\, 2nd floor\, The Legend\, 361 Bukit Timah Road \nThere was a large selection of excellent used (and some new) reference books\non ceramics\, art history\, geography\, archaeology\, and related topics. All books were donations from members’ libraries (or authors’ generosity) and funds raised will be used to host continued activities such as field trips\, speakers\, and handling sessions for the society’s avid ceramics collectors. Ninety percent of the offerings found new homes and a good time was held by all. Thanks to our enthusiastic and hard-working volunteer team and to all those who came\, bought and supported the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-book-sale-ceramics-art-history-geography-related-topics-6-december-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
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SUMMARY:SEACS Annual Ceramic Sale
DESCRIPTION:SEACS held its Annual Members’ Ceramic Sale on Saturday\, January 17\, 2026. Ceramics came from members’ collections and were priced by their owners with a percentage of the sales price going towards the support of the Society’s many educational programmes and activities. The sale was open to the public and members had been encouraged to bring their friends and colleagues as the sale offered a special opportunity to acquire collectible Southeast Asian (and other regional) ceramics at very reasonable prices. As usual\, a good time was the order of the day as members browsed\, chatted\, assessed the various ceramics on display and just generally had a good time! Many thanks to the organizing committee and the members who helped provide the wide variety of beautiful artefacts on sale. SEACS also continued to offer their limited editions of previously published reference volumes on the ceramics of the region. A few remain on sale via mail order form.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-ceramic-sale/
LOCATION:82 Cairnhill Road\, Singapore 229684
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Korean Ceramics with Beth McKillop\, author of Precious Beyond Measure
DESCRIPTION:Beth McKillop\, co-author of the newly released reference work  Precious Beyond Measure: A History of Korean Ceramics (co-authored with Jane Portal) will introduce SEACS members to the relatively unknown world of Korean ceramics at the society’s upcoming January meeting. This is “the first comprehensive book in English on the history of Korean ceramics in over fifty years\,” wrote Rose Kerr\, former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the V&A\, in her glowing review of the work in the Journal of International Ceramic Studies. McKillop is a senior research fellow and former deputy director at the Victoria & Albert Museum\, London. \nHer talk will focus on the Goryeo\, Joseon and modern sections of Jane Portal’s and her work on Korean ceramics — covering the areas and periods where ceramics were produced\, the aesthetics and philosophical beliefs that shaped (literally) the types of vessels made\, the unique history of Korean ceramics as a domestic-focussed industrial production in pre-modern times\, and some of the fascinating historical context to these histories. \nAbout the Speaker:\nBeth’s interest in Korean ceramics began when she curated the Samsung Gallery of Korean Art at the V&A in 1992. Later\, she continued to work both on the history of books and manuscripts\, and on material culture\, in China and in Korea. After retiring in 2016 from her position as museum deputy director of the V&A\, she had time to complete the introduction to Korean ceramic studies that culminated in her and Jane’s  acclaimed work mentioned above. \nSEACS members  may also be interested in the exhibition currently in the US\, Korean National Treasures: 2\,000 Years of Art which will transfer to the British Museum in autumn 2026. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see highlights of the collection of the late Lee Kun Hee\, Chairman of the Samsung Group. (In 2021\, around 23\,000 objects from his collection were donated to the National Museum of Korea. A beautiful catalogue is available (Art Institute of Chicago/Yale\, 2025).\n\nSEACS members will be sent log-in details concerning this ZOOM event a few weeks prior to the programme.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/an-introduction-to-korean-ceramics/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
CREATED:20251201T015155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T011020Z
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SUMMARY:SEACS Members' Sharing Evening in February:  Monochromes
DESCRIPTION:S \nSEACS hosted another in its series of  members’ handling sessions on February 2\, 2026 with a focus on monochromes–those ceramics (in the words of Rosemary Scott\, OCS) “enhanced by a single colour\, whether that be the exposed surface of the body material\, a monochrome glaze\, or a monochrome enamel.” SEACS members (as usual) received an invitational e-mail with details: (1) as to the host\, attending specialist\, time & place and (2) details on how to register. \nAttendees were limited to 12 to enable each to bring a piece or two from their personal collections (for example\, Ru\, Qingbai\, cobalt blues\, copper reds\,  peach bloom\, imperial monochromes…)  that were shared and discussed. After each participant introduced the history of their piece\, a resident expert led a lively ‘show-and-discus’ session sharing many valuable tips on how to identify\, date\, and appreciate each piece.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-sharing-monochromes/
CATEGORIES:Event,Handling Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
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SUMMARY:SEACS' Annual AGM for fy2025 was held on 14 March 2026
DESCRIPTION:SEACS’ Annual General Meeting for fiscal year 2025 was held in the ACM (Discovery Room) on Saturday 14 March 2026 at 3:00 pm\, and followed by the Annual William Willetts Lecture  at 4:00 pm in the ACM Auditorium. A Powerpoint presentation highlighted the events of the previous (2025) year. \nOur WW Lecture speaker was Dr. Mike Flecker\, who has come a long way from his early vagabonding days voyaging the South China Sea. As a slight indulgence after all these years\, Mike related his personal  and truly fascinating journey from sailing bum to civil engineer to the fascinating world of shipwrecks\, which inevitably led him to the fascinating world of ceramics. If you missed his talk\, remember you can watch all our recorded events on our website. For those who would like to read the results of one of Mike’s most recent projects\, you can download the report of the Blue & White ceramics found on the Temasek wreck here. \nMike has given special thanks to the Society at the end of the report\, which you can also read here: \nAcknowledgements \n“The excavation phase of the Temasek Wreck project was generously and robustly supported by various Singapore Government Ministries\, Institutions and individuals\, all of which have been acknowledged in the Preliminary Report. The post-excavation documentation of the ceramics cargo\, again\, is fully supported by the National Heritage Board (NHB)\, through the efforts of Senior Director\, Mr Yeo Kirk Siang\, Director of Heritage Policy & Research\, Ms Melissa Tan and Senior Manager\, Ms Cai Ying Hong. In many respects\, the ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) has been carrying out the work on behalf of the NHB\, through Deputy Director\, Dr Terence Chong and Senior Research Officer\, Ms Fong Sok Eng. \n“Dr Tai Yew Seng\, as an ISEAS Visiting Fellow\, initiated the documentation of the Temasek Wreck ceramics cargo. As a one-man-show\, with over 3.5 tonnes of shards to process\, record sizes were necessarily larger than optimal. When the author accepted the reins a few months into the process\, record sizes were necessarily larger than optimal. When the author accepted the reins a few months into the process\, Karen Tan stepped up as our first volunteer. She is responsible for resorting and documenting much of the blue-and-white porcelain that features in the database. Patricia Bjaaland Welch\, Council member of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society\, came to the rescue with more volunteers from the Society and from the Asian Civilisations Museum Friends of the Museum. These knowledgeable and enthusiastic ladies have proved a god-send\, washing\, sorting\, weighing and photographing a seemingly endless flow of shards. Through their efforts\, the entire Temasek Wreck ceramic cargo will soon be ready for online publication\, not just the spectacular blue-and-white.” \nFor those unfamiliar with the history of the Annual William Willetts Lecture\, we invite you to read about its history and past speakers here. \n 
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-annual-agm-for-fy2025-to-be-held-on-14-march-2026/
LOCATION:Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM)\, Singapore\, Singapore
CATEGORIES:AGMs,Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260413T203000
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SUMMARY:"Vietnamese Ceramics" Study & Handling Session
DESCRIPTION:SEACS’ April 2026  study and handling session focused on Vietnamese ceramics. Twelve members of the Society participated in a lively show and tell session led by local expert T. S. Loh. Examples ranged from large vases/jars to a small  thumb-high vase. Discussions included glazes\, clays\, shapes\, and both shipwreck and export pieces. Everyone agreed that these sessions are one of the true advantages of membership in the society.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/vietnamese-ceramics-study-handling-session/
CATEGORIES:Event,Handling Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260614T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260606T011438
CREATED:20260525T055251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260526T013729Z
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SUMMARY:"Firing the Climbing Kiln"
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE: Sunday June 14\, 8:00 PM Singapore time for our June programme entitled “Firing the Climbing Kiln”\, our second presentation with the Mingei Film Archive. \n\n\nHighlight of the programme will be a very rare documentary showing the firing of a climbing kiln in Japan\, filmed by the Canadian ceramic historian and director Marty Gross and narrated by Marty and potter Ohta Tetsuzo whose family has been producing ceramics and firing their kiln in Koishiwara\, Fukuoka\, Japan for generations. The film is in Japanese with English subtitles. After the film\, Marty will talk about how this film came to be made and his work in restoring and recording traditional ceramic practices. This is a newly restored and important film and we are delighted to be among the first audiences to see it. Members are invited to invite friends and family to join. The programme will be held on ZOOM and details will be shared by mail to SEACS members a few days before June 14. \n\nAdditional information: \n\nAs part of the Mingei Film Archive\, “Firing the Climbing Kiln” was recently edited from the outtakes of Marty Gross’s renowned film “Potters at Work”. Using recently restored\, previously unseen footage filmed in 1976 in the village of Koishiwara\, Fukuoka\, Japan this documentary follows the family of Ohta Kumao through the stages of loading and firing. The commentary was filmed in Koishiwara in July 2025 and has been edited to the film which was completed in March 2026.\n\nFor further information on the Mingei Film Archive please see:\nhttp://mingeifilmarchive.com
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/firing-the-climbing-kiln/
LOCATION:ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Event,Members' programme,Online
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