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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:20260314T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260314T180000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20251230T042204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260315T075533Z
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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:20260202T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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:20260122T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20251130T062351Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251206T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251109T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251109T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250803T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250803T173000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20250210T082438Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250425T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250425T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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:20250314T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250314T184500
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241205T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240928T051619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241207T050145Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241118
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241020T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241020T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240828T040510Z
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SUMMARY:"The Five Famous Wares of the Song Dynasty" with Professor Sabrina Rastelli
DESCRIPTION:Join us on 20 October for a talk on the ‘Five Famous Wares of the Song Dynasty” with Professor Sabrina Rastelli. \nSabrina Rastelli is Professor of Chinese Art and Archaeology at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice where she has been teaching since 1999. Her research interests are focused on two main areas: the first is Chinese ceramics\, especially from the Tang to the Yuan dynasty\, with particular emphasis on their archaeology\, technology and art history. Her PhD thesis (published as a book in 2008\, The Yaozhou Kilns: A Re-evaluation) was entirely dedicated to Yaozhou ceramics. The second research area concerns the history of Chinese art\, analysed and interpreted according to the contextualisation method. The first volume of this new history of Chinese art (from Neolithic times to the Tang dynasty) was published in 2016\, while the second is under research. \nShe has curated\, co-curated or participated in the organisation of important exhibitions of ancient Chinese art: Cina. Nascita di un impero (2006)\, China at the court of the emperors. Unknown masterpieces from Han tradition to Tang elegance (25-907) (2008)\, Il Celeste Impero: dall’armata eterna alla Via della Seta (2008)\, I due imperi. L’aquila e il dragone (2010). She was consultant (and one of the authors) for the Greater China section for the Institute of the Italian Encyclopaedia Giovanni Treccani on Contemporary Art (2021). \nThe talk will be held on ZOOM and members will be sent the log-in details in early October. Members who have a copy of the book on Song Ceramics published by the society in 1983 (in conjunction with the exhibition held that year)\, will enjoy adding to their knowledge with Professor Rastelli’s updates on new discoveries since the book’s publication.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/the-five-famous-wares-of-the-song-dynasty-with-professor-sabrina-rastelli/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241019T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20241019T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20241019T023759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241019T040907Z
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SUMMARY:Singapore's Tang Shipwreck artefacts  now on display in London through 23 February 2025
DESCRIPTION:A number of Singapore’s prize 9th-century Tang Dynasty shipwreck artefacts (including a gold cup\, a Gongxian pitcher\, an early small glass bottle\, and an early blue-and-white plate) are amongst the pieces now on display in the British Museum’s ‘Silk Roads’ exhibition on loan from the Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore). The exhibition opened 26 September and will remain until 23 February 2025. For more information\, click here for the British Museum site (and to order tickets to the exhibition). The exhibition has been supported by the Huo Family Foundation with additional supporters (James Bartos\, The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts\, and the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation). One of SEACS’ councillors recently visited the exhibition; read her account here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/singapores-tang-shipwreck-artefacts-now-on-display-in-london/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240927T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240927T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240821T080057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T070025Z
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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:20240921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240923
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240724T092217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T070413Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240915T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240822T053225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240824T045323Z
UID:10166-1726405200-1726419600@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:The Southeast Asian Book Sale - 15 September 1-5 pm
DESCRIPTION:The public is invited to SEACS’ Annual Ceramic & Book Sale: Part 1 BOOKS on 15 September (1-5 pm)  featuring hundreds of Asian art\, culture and history-related books\, many in pristine condition\, deaccessioned from members’ collections. Prices below the lowest-found price on the internet. All details are on the poster. One-day only. Payment by Cash or PayNow only.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/the-southeast-asian-book-sale-15-september-1-5-pm/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240811T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240811T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240604T092548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T070540Z
UID:9963-1723402800-1723408200@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:Dr. Tim Winter on "Jingdezhen: Creativity\, Craft and the World Heritage of Ceramics"
DESCRIPTION:As we know\, ceramics defy easy categorisation. Part art\, part craft\, vernacular and dynastic\, precariously fragile yet exceptionally durable\, ceramics are quintessentially localised\, yet also fundamentally global in their circulation and cultural meaning. \nSuch complex attributes have a bearing on how we need to think about Jingdezhen\, a city that is increasingly recognised as a unique focal point of both artistic creativity and cultural heritage of global significance. A history of ceramics production stretching back centuries points towards a deep historical continuity and the transmission of craft knowledge across multiple generations. But such continuities leave complex and fascinating material traces\, in the land\, in the buildings\, in the river and surrounding forests\, and of course in the living memory of the city’s residents. \nSuch elements are central to the question of how Jingdezhen should move forward towards UNESCO world heritage nomination. Through a mixture of slides and videos\, the talk considered how this city of porcelain should be understood and valued\, as a space that sustains and safeguards\, yet simultaneously reinvents and redefines\, craft and artistry in fascinating and unique ways. \nAbout the Speaker: \nProfessor Tim Winter is Research Leader\, Inter-Asian Engagements at the Asia Research Institute\, National University of Singapore. He was previously a Professor and Australian Research Council Future Fellow in Australia\, and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His interests largely revolve around understanding how Asia’s heritage comes to be constructed and reconstructed for public audiences and for diplomatic\, geopolitical and nationalistic purposes. His most recent books are Geocultural Power: China’s Quest to Revive the Silk Roads for the Twenty First Century (University of Chicago Press 2019) and The Silk Road: Connecting Histories and Futures (Oxford University Press\, 2022).
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/jingdezhen/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240526T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240526T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240424T044417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T070921Z
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SUMMARY:From Prasat to Preah Vihear - The Archaeology of Early Theravada Buddhism at Angkor\, Cambodia
DESCRIPTION:Our Society’s founder William Y. Willetts’ interest in Asian art history ranged from Chinese art (which he wrote up in a magisterial volume Foundations of Chinese Art)\, to Indian art (which he gleaned from a six-year stay in India)\, and in Southeast Asian ceramics and textiles (when he relocated to Singapore). Willetts developed a special interest in Angkor\, on which he was writing a guidebook\, but never completed. Like the preceding generations of French scholars\, Willetts could not make sense of Angkor Thom and its Bayon and the decline of Angkor and its transformation from Mahayana Buddhism to Theravada Buddhism. (You can download a pdf of the book here.) \nIn this online Zoom talk\, Dr. Andrew Harris summarized the results of fieldwork undertaken between 2017-2024 investigating the archaeology of ancient Theravada Buddhist prayer-halls (vihara/preah vihear) within Angkor Thom. Known as “Buddhist Terraces” in the archaeological record\, these structures and their connected religious practices are thought to have gradually supplanted ancient Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist temples (prasat) as focal points of Cambodian religious practice and social  order during Angkor’s final centuries as capital of Cambodia (c. 13th-15th centuries)\, yet are entirely undocumented within Angkor’s historical record. Through this talk\,Dr. Harris will discuss how religious transition and social change can be interpreted through the material record using data gathered from survey\, mapping\, excavation\, and artefact analysis. Members can view the video on our Members’ video page. \nAbout the Speaker: \nAndrew Harris earned his PhD in Anthropology (Archaeology) in 2021 at the University of Toronto\, and is currently employed as a postdoctoral research fellow in Southeast Asian Archaeology and Numismatics at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine\, National University of Singapore. He is also an appointed Research Fellow at the Archaeology Centre of the University of Toronto (ACUT). Since 2019\, Dr. Harris has served as the director and coordinator of the Angkor Vihara Project\, a collaborative archaeological research program between ACUT and the APSARA National Authority in Cambodia investigating the religious transition of Angkorian society to Theravada Buddhism through monastic construction and settlement c. 13th-16th centuries CE. Dr. Harris has recently published on his research in World Archaeology\, Asian Archaeology\, and Artibus Asiae\, with a chapter in the upcoming Brill Handbook on Memory: Southeast Asia.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/from-prasat-to-preah-vihear-the-archaeology-of-early-theravada-buddhism-at-angkor-cambodia/
CATEGORIES:Event,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240514T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240424T040505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T095753Z
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SUMMARY:Invitation to a Private Handling Session
DESCRIPTION:HOTLOTZ  invites  SEACS members to a private handling session on their premises on Tuesday\, May 14 in anticipation of an auction of Chinese trade and Southeast Asian ceramics (of a former founding member and SEACS Vice-President on the 1969-70 Council–Mr. Adrian Zecha. He was also the donor of several ceramics to the Asian Civilisations Museum (Singapore). If you wish to attend\, you must RSVP directly to Hotlotz (an invitation has been sent to all Singapore resident members with the RSVP email). Light refreshments will be served during the event. \nAbout the Sale: \nThis May\, Hotlotz will offer a world class collection of Chinese trade and Southeast Asian ceramics\, collected by Adrian Zecha over the course of 20 years (between the 1960s and the 1980s)\, the collection focuses on Chinese trade ceramics and their Southeast Asian counterparts from the 12th – 17th centuries. \nThe collection comprises almost 300 lots\, including Chinese export wares from the Song Dynasty through to the late Ming and early Qing period. Yuan and Ming celadon dishes and bowls\, to include a well-executed Yuan Dynasty relief moulded dragon dish; and a large twin fish dish; early white and Qingbai glazed examples; Swatow wares; through to late Ming blue and white porcelain wares made for the Southeast Asian and Islamic markets. \nIt also includes a large section of Vietnamese blue and white polychrome and monochrome wares from the 14th to 16th century\, including pear shaped bottle vases; large chargers; boxes; animal form water droppers\, bowls and storage jars\, including a rare polychrome decorated spherical birds jar from the 15th century. \nThai ceramics from Sawankhalok and Si Satchanalai are also represented\, including many well decorated and scarce examples such as a very large glazed stoneware model of an elephant and riders. \nAdrian Zecha is a world-renowned hotelier\, best known for creating the luxurious and well-loved Aman Resorts. He is a founder-member of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society and publisher of Asia Magazine and Orientations. Mr. Zecha was born in West Java\, Indonesia in 1933.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/invitation-to-a-private-handling-session/
LOCATION:28 Jalan Kilang Barat\, Singapore 159362\, 28 Jalan Kilang Barat\, Singapore\, 159362
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240503T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240425T095204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T095204Z
UID:9951-1714762800-1714766400@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:Stacey Pierson lecture on how Chinese Porcelain changed the World - in Singapore May 3
DESCRIPTION:ACM/SOAS is hosting Stacey Pierson on 3 May in the Ngee Ann Auditorium on the topic of “Blue and White: How Chinese Porcelain Changed the World”. More information is available from the ACM website.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/stacey-pierson-lecture-on-how-chinese-porcelain-changed-the-world-in-singapore-may-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240324T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240324T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240216T103639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T092731Z
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SUMMARY:SEACS' 55th Annual General Meeting was held on 24 March 2024\, followed by the 25th William Willetts Lecture
DESCRIPTION:All residential and Life SEACS members were invited to attend the society’s 55th annual AGM held at the Singapore National Library\, followed by the annual William Willetts Lecture. The AGM was well-attended and with those present and the proxies which had been sent to the President\, we were able to begin promptly at the announced time of 2:00 pm. \nAGM AGENDA (2:00-3:00) \n\nTo adopt the Annual Report from the President.\nTo adopt the Annual Accounts of the Society for the year ending 31 December 2023.\nTo elect Officers and Councillors.\nTo elect Honorary Auditors for the year 2024.\nTo transact any other business for which due notice has been given.\n\nTHE WILLIAM WILLETTS LECTURE (3:30-5:00) \nThis year’s topic was “The Nanhai Trade: Inventing the Maritime Silk Road” — A dialogue featuring Professors Wang Gungwu and Kwa Chong Guan\, discussing Professor Wang’s 70- year-old MA thesis and how his views and understanding of the Nanhai trade might have evolved over the last 70 years in light of the maritime archaeological evidence unavailable to him at the time–and the new studies and research that have emerged since he first addressed the topic. The topic was well attended by both members as well as several prominent historians and scholars (Professor Peter Borschberg\, marine archaeologist Dr. Mike Flecker\, and NUS’ Dr. Tim Winter). SEACS members can listen to the WWL here (coming shortly). \nAfter the event\, Prof. Wang wrote a note to the SEACS Council that reads in part: “Many thanks for inviting me again. You gave me a chance to recall matters that had excited me 70+ years ago\, some of which I had not thought about for a long while. I had set off studying trade because most of the earlier scholars had projected backwards from the Greco-Roman\, Indian\, Muslim and local Kunlun merchants whose records (if any) did not survive while the Chinese documents did. The paradox was that the Chinese records were kept not because of interest in trade but in the context of a more holistic world view about relations between “rulers” of what might be called “states”\, at least until the tenth century. Hence there was curiosity about what foreign merchants could bring to China\, but little interest in listing what Chinese export goods would have benefited the imperial economy or enriched the Yue and Chinese merchants. I was therefore surprised by the volume of ceramics in the Belitung wreck but not at all by the fact it was found in a non-Chinese ship. Once again\, thanks for having me.” \nIt was our honour and pleasure to have these two well-known scholars as our William Willetts speakers.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-55th-annual-general-meeting-to-be-held-on-24-march-2024/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240308T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240308T193000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240204T072718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240310T065103Z
UID:9805-1709920800-1709926200@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:Private Guided Tours of the "Manila Galleon" Special Exhibition at ACM for SEACS Members
DESCRIPTION:More than a dozen SEACS members  joined with members of the Harvard Alumni Club in Singapore for a special tour of the special “Manila Galleon” exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum guided by senior docents & SEACS members Darlene Kasten & Patricia Bjaaland Welch on Friday\, 8 March 6-7:30 pm. Amongst those joining were James NG\, Andrew NAI\, CHAN Mei Li\, KWA Chong Guan and Nellie\, Robin LEE\, Yin Tong KON and Suet Lee.  Post-tour\, several joined for a social “sun-downers” at Privé\, ACM’s café. An enjoyable tour was had by all of this exceptionally rich exhibition featuring several artefacts being exhibited abroad for the first time ever. Our thanks to the arrangers\, attendees and tour guides.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/private-guided-tours-of-the-manila-galleon-special-exhibition-at-acm-for-seacs-members/
CATEGORIES:Event,Excursions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240212T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240212T183000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20240110T062004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T082021Z
UID:9751-1707753600-1707762600@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:Monday\, 12 February - SEACS' Annual Chinese New Year Open House for Members
DESCRIPTION:SEACS members joined together at our annual Chinese New Year Open House\, on the 3rd day of CNY\, the traditional day of visiting friends (12 February 2024).  There was a vast and beautiful buffet of Chinese New Year treats (and beverages with which to toast in the new year) plus the traditional Singaporean Chinese New Year custom of Yusheng\, yee sang or yuu sahng (Chinese –  魚生; pinyin –  yúshēng)\, the  ‘Prosperity Toss’\, also known as ‘lo sahng’ (Cantonese for 撈生)\, consisting of a raw fish salad with a variety of ingredients all symbolic of a year of good things to come. More than 36 SEACS members resident in Singapore attended the beautiful and well-decorated private venue. Our thanks to Councillor and life member Marjorie Chu for hosting us in such a regal style and to all those who assisted with the decorations\, food & beverages.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/monday-12-february-seacs-annual-chinese-new-year-open-house-for-members/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240107T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240107T193000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20231128T094437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T075541Z
UID:9617-1704650400-1704655800@www.seaceramic.org.sg
SUMMARY:Our January 7 programme was a ZOOM talk on Yuan Blue & White ceramics by Dr. LI Baoping (6:00 pm SGT)
DESCRIPTION:Our January event focused on the world’s earliest blue-and-white porcelain: its significance\, global distribution and remaining questions.  Our speaker\, Dr. Li Baoping\,  is based in London\, newly returned from Jingdezhen\, and joined our ZOOM meeting from his base in the UK. \nThis talk used a number of illustrations to present an overview of the blue-and-white porcelain of the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)\, including their cultural significance\, distribution in China and far to Egypt\, and remaining key questions. He also discussed why the influential view–that earliest blue-and-white porcelain (as we commonly known) originated in the Song (960-1279) instead of the Yuan dynasty–and how it cannot be true in view of new archaeological discoveries of ceramic shards\, and information from historical texts such as the dedicatory inscriptions of 1351 CE written on the famous ‘David Vases’ displayed at the British Museum. The aim of research is to piece together the fragments of history and promote a better understanding and collaboration of producers\, merchants and consumers in all human societies. \nOur speaker obtained his BA and MA degrees from Peking University\, and his PhD from the University of Queensland\, Brisbane. 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.  Between 2014-2017 he was also a council member of the Oriental Ceramic Society\, a worldwide organization based in London. His publications include contributions to major exhibition catalogues by the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery\, Washington\, and the Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China (Beijing: Science Press\, 16 volumes\, 2008) as an Acting Editor-in-Chief. He also edited and approved the Chinese translations for two ceramic books of the British Museum\, one The British Museum Chinese Ceramics: Highlights of the Sir Percival David Foundation (by Regina Krahl and Jessica Harrison-Hall\, Beijing: Cultural Relics Press\, 2013)\, the other Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum (by Jessica Harrison-Hall\, Beijing: Palace Museum Press\, 2014).  \nAdditionally\, he is Research Associate\, School of Archaeology\, University of Oxford\, and Distinguished Professor\, School of Archaeology and Museology\, Shanxi University (Taiyuan). His former appointments include Honorary Senior Research Associate\, Institute of Archaeology\, University College London; Senior International Researcher\, Director\, Sotheby’s; and Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellow based at University of Sydney. He has also worked as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief for the  Bulletin of Chinese Ceramic Art and Archaeology\, a journal by the Peking University\, and edits\, proofreads\, or translates books for institutions including the Asian Civilisations Museum Singapore (Chinese edition for The Tang Shipwreck: Art and Exchange in the 9th Century\, 2017)\, and the forthcoming Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum (Enchanting Expeditions: Chinese Porcelains across the Globe\, bilingual exhibition catalogue\, 2024). \nPhoto caption: A Yuhuchun (lit. ‘spring in jade bottle’ vase)\, B&W porcelain wine bottle painted with immortals’ peaches and lingzhi longevity fungus\, mid to late Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)\, from the collection of Sir Joseph Hotung (1930-2021)
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/save-the-date-january-7-6-pm-sgt-a-talk-by-li-baoping-on-yuan-bw-ceramics/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231109T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231111T233000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20230731T092232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240217T063437Z
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SUMMARY:SEACS Members' Field Trip to the kilns of Sukhothai & Si Satchanalai\, Thailand - Nov. 9-11\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:SEACS arranged a field trip to the kilns and historic sites of Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai in northern Thailand for Society members plus members of their immediate families November 9-11\, 2023. Accompanying the group were two of the foremost experts on Thai ceramics\, the much-published author and Thai resident\, Dr. Dawn Rooney\, and the former Asst. Curator of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum (Bangkok University) Khun Atthasit Sukkham. The group met at Suvarnabhumui Airport in Bangkok at noon on Thursday\, 9 November and from there commenced their trip to northern Thailand\, returning the evening of Saturday\, 11 November.  The full itinerary with all details may be downloaded here. For a report of the field trip authored by participant Koh Tai Ann\, with contributions by the various members\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/seacs-members-november-thailand-field-trip-to-sukhothai-si-satchanalai/
CATEGORIES:Event,Excursions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231027T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231027T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T153042
CREATED:20230923T093753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T033947Z
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SUMMARY:A Special Workshop for SEACS Members -  Friday\, 27 October 2023\, 1-3 pm
DESCRIPTION:Singapore’s Heritage Conservation Centre  (HCC) very generously hosted a special two-hour workshop for SEACS members on Friday\, 27 October\, 1-3 pm\, with special attention paid to ceramics and their preservation and storage.\nThe HCC is an institution of the National Heritage Board (NHB) and oversees the preservation\, protection and management of Singapore’s National Collection (NC) of more than 250\,000 artefacts and art works.\nTour and Workshop\nOur visit to the HCC with fellow SEACS members placed its emphasis on the 65\,000 ceramics stored at its purpose-built facility in Jurong. Following a tour\, object conservators\, Zhang Jingyi and Clare Lim\, gave a 90-minute talk on ceramics preservation and conservation. The talk provided an overview on recommended practices for storing and displaying ceramics\, and an introduction to the materials and methods used in the conservation treatment and restoration of ceramics.\nZhang Jingyi and Clare Lim are Objects Conservators at the HCC\, trained in the interventive and preventive conservation of objects from a range of materials. They have worked on several projects and museum exhibitions involving ceramics from the NC.\nParticipation was limited to 21 attendees on a first come-first served basis and everyone agreed that it was a very productive and successful session. Our thanks to the HCC and their staff for hosting us!
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/hcc-to-host-special-workshop-for-seacs-members-on-27-october-2023-1-3-pm/
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SUMMARY:Back by Popular Demand: A Tour of the Ft. Canning Ceramic Exhibition on 24 September
DESCRIPTION: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 (SCCS)  in honour of their 18th anniversary\, that we offered a second chance to tour the exhibition\, once again under the expert leadership of member Patrick Kwok. The exhibition focused on the utilitarian art of the Song (970-1279) and Yuan (1279-1368) Dynasties and was held at the Gallery@L3 Fort Canning Centre on Sunday afternoon\, 24 September at 3:00 pm. The tour was very well attended and a hearty round of applause thanked the expert guide.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/back-by-popular-demand-a-tour-of-the-ft-canning-ceramic-exhibition-on-24-september/
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SUMMARY:Sept. 2-3: Members' Ceramic Sale!
DESCRIPTION:Wondering why there’s no usual August event\, it’s because we’ve been busy preparing for our annual ‘Members Ceramic Sale’! Bring your friends and family to find some wonderful collectibles from our own members’ collections as they prune and/or upsize their own collections. Ceramics vary from 14th and 15th century Thai and Vietnamese stoneware jars and dishes to 1920s & ’30s porcelain reproductions of Chinese classics. Saturday and Sunday\, Sept. 2 and 3\, 10am to 6pm at 82 Cairnhill Road\, Singapore. Cash or electronic transfer only.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/sept-2-3-members-ceramic-sale/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230719T150000
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SUMMARY:A Zoom Presentation Live from Singapore's Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC)
DESCRIPTION:The Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC) is an institution of the National Heritage Board (NHB)\, Singapore. Located in a purpose-built facility in Jurong\, the HCC oversees the preservation\, protection\, and management of Singapore’s National Collection (NC) of 200\,00 artefacts and artworks. \nIn this online talk\, Fan Jiaxin and Zhang Jingyi will share how 65\,000 ceramics in the NC are managed and cared for at the HCC. Join them 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. \nFan Jiaxin is a Collections Management Manager at the HCC. She has been in the role for six years and is in-charge of the Ceramics Store in the HCC\, including the Tang Shipwreck Collection. \nZhang Jingyi is an Assistant Objects Conservator at the HCC. She is trained in the interventive and preventive conservation of objects from a range of materials and has been involved in numerous projects and museum exhibitions involving ceramics from the NC. \nFor those who would like a list of the recommended intervention conservation materials used by the HCC\, see below: \nThis programme will be broadcast via ZOOM from the HCC on Wednesday\, 19 July at 15:00 SGT (which will enable our European-based members to join in for this informative talk). ZOOM details will be sent to all members a week before the programme. The video will be available for all members by 30 July. \nAdvance Programme Notice: SEACS members based in Singapore will have an opportunity to attend a hands-on\, in-person tour and workshop at the HCC on Wednesday\, October 18 or Friday\, October 27; more details to be announced in September.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/a-zoom-presentation-live-from-singapores-heritage-conservation-centre-hcc/
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