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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:20260609T135652
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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:20260609T135652
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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
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240923
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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:20240915T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240915T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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:20260609T135652
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240526T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240526T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240514T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240514T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240503T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240503T200000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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:20260609T135652
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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240308T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20240308T193000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20240204T072718Z
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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:20260609T135652
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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:20260609T135652
CREATED:20231128T094437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T075541Z
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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/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231109T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20231111T233000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
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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:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230923T093753Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230924T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230924T160000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230904T055221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T053440Z
UID:9534-1695567600-1695571200@www.seaceramic.org.sg
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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230902T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230902T180000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230731T062330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230731T062536Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230719T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230719T163000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230626T073757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230806T020022Z
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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/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230627T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230627T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230316T031235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230620T094739Z
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SUMMARY:Belitung: The Afterlives of a Shipwreck
DESCRIPTION:The Tang Dynasty-era shipwreck continues to be the centre of attention. In this talk\, author Dr. Natali Pearson focuses on the afterlives of the ship and its cargo: the new knowledge it has brought to the surface about the maritime silk route\, and the controversies that have accompanied its discovery and display.  It is one of the most significant shipwreck discoveries of recent times\, revealing the global scale of ancient commercial endeavors and the importance of the ocean to these trading networks. But this shipwreck also has a modern tale to tell\, of how nation-states appropriate the remnants of the past for their own purposes\, and of the international debates about who owns—and is responsible for—shared heritage. \n\nDr. Natali Pearson is Curriculum Coordinator at the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre\, the University of Sydney\, where she is affiliated with the School of Humanities. Her research focuses on the protection\, management and interpretation of underwater cultural heritage in Indonesia. She holds a PhD in Museum and Heritage Studies (2019\, USYD)\, a Masters of Museum Studies (2013\, USYD)\, a Masters of Arts in Strategy and Policy (2006\, UNSW Canberra) and a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) with First Class Honours in Indonesian and History (2002\, UNSW Sydney). Her first book\, Belitung: The Afterlives of a Shipwreck\, has been published by the University of Hawai‘i Press (2022). \n\nThis programme will be held live in Singapore at the National Library\, Imagination Room\, Level 5\, on Tuesday\, 27 June. The National Library is located at 100 Victoria Street\, a 7-minute walk from the Bugis MRT. The talk will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. For links to a summary of her book and an interview with Dr. Pearson\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/belitung-the-afterlives-of-a-shipwreck/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230509T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230509T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230325T031308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T082350Z
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SUMMARY:Leaping the Dragon Gate: The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlthough Sir Michael Butler’s daughter\, Ms. Katharine Butler\, was scheduled to accompany Dr. Canepa to tell the fascinating story of the circumstances that encouraged her father to acquire\, collect\, and passionately study Chinese porcelain of the seventeenth century–and how\, through research for the book\, Leaping the Dragon Gate published in November 2021\, the scholarship that he initiated has been continued–she was unfortunately called back to the UK and unable to accompany Dr. Canepa. \nThis was the society’s first live\, in-person talk post-Covid and there was a full Visitor’s Room at Singapore’s National Library on 9 May 2023 with standing room only. An audience of 50+ enjoyed the lecture and copies of the book were available for sale after the talk at a reduced price.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/leaping-the-dragon-gate-the-sir-michael-butler-collection-of-seventeenth-century-chinese-porcelain/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230322T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230322T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20230219T034735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T024531Z
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SUMMARY:The Maritime World of 16th Century Philippines: The Shipwreck Evidence
DESCRIPTION:Senior Museum Researcher of the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Division\, National Museum of the Philippines\, Bobby C. Orillaneda\, explored the maritime world of 16th century Philippines through the examination of their shipwrecks and their cargoes. Topics covered included how Philippine societies accommodated the arrival of Spain\, which reoriented maritime network circuits from the previous Sino-centric and Southeast Asian maritime network links\, to the genesis and early phase of the Manila galleon trade. Shipwreck examples from the Española\, Gujangan\, Royal Captain\, San Isidro\, Gasan\, and the San Diego complemented the historical documents. This programme was held on ZOOM and is available on the SEACS website to SEACS members. \nFor more information\, download the flyer here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/the-maritime-world-of-16th-century-philippines-the-shipwreck-evidence/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230218T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20230218T173000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220717T015519Z
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SUMMARY:Peter Lam on Kitchen Ch'ing Porcelain - The William Willetts Lecture 2023
DESCRIPTION:Our speaker for 2023’s William Willetts Lecture\, was Professor Peter Lam\, who followed in the footsteps of SEACS founder William Willetts\, whose legendary catalogue\, Nonya Ware and Kitchen Ching: Ceremonial and Domestic Pottery of the 19th-20th Centuries Commonly Found in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur: South East Asia Ceramic Society\,1982) is still a very useful reference today. \nProfessor 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. \nMembers might also find Professor Lam’s general article on “Detecting Fakes” of interest. Download it here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/peter-lam-speaks-on-kitchen-ching-porcelain-made-in-hong-kong/
CATEGORIES:Event,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221213T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20221023T030638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T025040Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese Exported Ware: A Fragment Reminder of Muslim Merchants' Influence in Late Ayutthaya
DESCRIPTION:Join Pim Bisalputra and Jeffery Sng as they explain how a type of seventeenth-century CE Chinese export ware to Southeast Asia casts new light on external influences in Siamese court culture. The motifs and patterns in some examples mark a departure from earlier wares embodying strong Chinese characteristics. The appearance of atypical patterns\, such as Buddhist symbols and motifs\, together with Islamic and Indo-Persian stylistic influence is puzzling. This talk argues that such Chinese export ware represents early made-to-order porcelain by the Buddhist Siamese court of Ayutthaya\, and may help collectors who stumble upon such pieces in museums or collections\, understand their origins. This programme will be held on ZOOM. Details will be mailed to members in advance. \nTo download the programme flyer\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/chinese-exported-ware-a-fragment-reminder-of-muslim-merchants-influence-in-late-ayutthaya/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221125T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20221012T035500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240326T082457Z
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SUMMARY:In Praise of Teapots
DESCRIPTION:Our November 25 speaker & collector\, SEACS member and councillor Tim Clark covered the origin and development of the teapot in China. Once the dedicated function of this pouring vessel was established\, the potters of Yixing unleashed their creativity in expressing its myriad forms. This led to a beautiful marriage of form and function which inspired potters in England to make their own impact on this art form. \nDownload the flyer here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/in-praise-of-teapots/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221021T203000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20221021T213000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220916T085855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T083240Z
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SUMMARY:Later Japanese Ceramics in Southeast Asia
DESCRIPTION:Jaap Otte\, a native of the Netherlands now resident in the United States\, will present the findings of his ongoing study of Japanese ceramics from the 19th and first half of the 20th century  exported to Southeast Asia primarily from Indonesia.. Based on the study of wares from the trade\, architecturally-used ceramics\, excavated material and contemporary written sources\, Jaap will discuss the following wares: stoneware “bartmann” jugs; water storage jars from Hizen(?); Nagasaki ware bottles; Arita porcelain; Awaji ware; and industrial earthenware and porcelain. For more information\, download the flyer here. To download a list of Jaap Otte’s publications\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/later-japanese-ceramics-in-southeast-asia/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220715T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220603T063715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T083517Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Hizen ware in Southeast East
DESCRIPTION:Dr. SAKAI Takashi shared his research into the glazed ceramic shards found in the  Segaran district of the Trowulan archaeological site\, East Java\, Indonesia as well as a number of other Southeast Asian sites. Trowulan was the former capital (1293-c. 1527) of the Majapahit Kingdom\, the largest and last of the Hindu Java kingdoms. His recorded talk is available as an online video to SEACS members. \nTo download the flyer\, click here. To read an article by Dr. Sakai entitled “Ceramics found in Segaran of Trowulan Site” with detailed photos and maps\, contact  SEACS.secretary@gmail.com.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/indonesia_japan_hizen/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220705T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220705T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220518T060512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230514T043320Z
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SUMMARY:Angkorian Stoneware Production 9-15C
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, we continue looking at Cambodian ceramics. Angkorian kilns and ceramics dating from the early 9th century to the end of the 15th century are assessed within an evolutionary framework. We conclude that kiln technology and the production of Angkorian stoneware ceramics advanced in two primary phases\, which our speaker\, Dr. Ea Darith\, will introduce during his presentation\, based on 20 years of laboratory research and intensive excavations. For more information about the speaker and the content of the programme\, download the event flyer here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/angkorian-stoneware-production/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220517T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220405T023015Z
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SUMMARY:Ceramic Assemblages from SEA Shipwrecks
DESCRIPTION:This talk\, to be presented by Khun Atthasit Sukkham of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum\, Bangkok University\, will focus on a trade time period that merits more attention: the last half of the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Based on his and Clifford Pereira and Asyaari Muhamad’s research\, we will look at six shipwrecks found in Southeast Asia in this time period with ceramic assemblages. For more information\, including the names of the wrecks to be examined\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/ceramic-assemblages-from-shipwrecks-in-southeast-asia-from-the-last-half-of-the-18th-to-the-early-20th-centuries/
CATEGORIES:Event,Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220501T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20220501T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220104T095549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T084914Z
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SUMMARY:2 July or 10 October 2019 - A Special Visit to Singapore’s Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC)
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\n\nA Special Visit to Singapore’s Heritage Conservation Centre (HCC)\n\n\n\n10.00am 2 July or 10 October 2019 32 Jurong Port Road Singapore 619104 \n\n\n\nThe visit will include a tour of the facilities with special emphasis placed on the ceramics kept at the Centre. The tour will be followed by a special 90-minute talk by HCC conservators that will focus on good storage & display practices for ceramics\, and the topics of evaluating cracks and other flaws\, restoration techniques and whether-or-not to repair. Do note that photographs are not allowed\, and no artefacts may be brought into the building. \n\n\n\n—  \n\n\n\nTwo visit dates are available and registration will be on a first-come-first served basis. Successful candidates will be informed by mail 10 days before the event. At that time\, you will be informed of visitation guidelines (for example: visitors must bring a photo ID (I/C\, driver’s license etc.) to exchange for a visitor’s pass at the security desk). \n\n\n\n2 July or 10 October 2019 Both events will begin at 10am promptly (please arrive by 9:50 am) and will end at approximately 1pm. \n\n\n\nTo apply: send an e-mail to: seacs.secretary@gmail.com with the following information: 1. Your full name & e-mail address & telephone number 2. Your first choice date; your second choice date (if any) 3. Your car vehicle plate number if you will be driving (we strongly urge carpooling) We will circulate the list of successful candidates to help you carpool or share rides. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nExternal view of the HCC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation of the HCC
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/2-july-or-10-october-2019-a-special-visit-to-singapores-heritage-conservation-centre-hcc/
CATEGORIES:Excursions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220420T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220420T203000
DTSTAMP:20260609T135652
CREATED:20220323T030903Z
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SUMMARY:Update on Yuan Blue-and-White Ceramics   元青花研究的几个问题
DESCRIPTION:This programme will be held in Chinese. For the Chinese abstract click here. The programme will be simultaneously translated into English and each slide has a summary of key points in both 中文 and English. \nMost kiln sites of Yuan blue-and-white production that have been discovered to date are in Jingdezhen\, concentrated in Hutian (湖田) and Lao Cheng (老城\, meaning the ‘old town’ areas). Evidence from the latest archaeological finds show that the production of blue-and-white in Jingdezhen had begun by 1330 at the latest. Technological innovation was the key driver for the production of large-sized blue-and-white wares. The diversity of decorative motifs and designs demonstrates the multiplicity of cultural sources\, including Islamic culture\, which had a major impact.  \nThe Yuan government actively encouraged overseas trade and taxes collected from international trade was a key source of revenue. Blue-and-white porcelain (青花瓷) became the most important export wares of the period\, mainly to Islamic regions and Southeast Asia. Production  was managed by the Fuliang Porcelain Bureau (浮梁瓷局)\, Fuliang being the former name of Jingdezhen. Production could have been intended for the Yuan imperial court and other government bureaus as well as for the private sector. \nAbout the Speaker:\nChen Kelun (陈克伦) is currently Senior Curator of the Shanghai Museum where he previously served as its Deputy Director from 2000 to 2015. He is also the Director of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Museum\, Adjunct Professor at Fudan University in Shanghai\, a member of the Committee of the National Commission of Cultural Relics Appraisal\, and the Vice President of the Chinese Ancient Ceramics Society.  \nHe studied archeology in university and worked in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum as a research fellow in cultural relics after graduation. He later obtained a Masters degree from Fudan University. \nChen Kelun has conducted systematic studies on cultural relics\, archeology and museology and has published hundreds of academic papers in these fields. He is devoted to the research of Yue\, Longquan\, Song dynasty ci\, Yuan dynasty blue-and-white\, and Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain produced in Jingdezhen\, and has presented his findings and proposed new perspectives to high praised by scholars\, researchers and curators internationally. In addition\, he  has taught courses on cultural relics and museology at Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University for decades; some of his students have now become directors of several important museums in China.  \nHe was named an honorary director of the Bowers Museum in Los Angeles in 2005; and in 1998\, was awarded the Ordre National du Mérite at the Elysee Palace by former French President Jacques Chirac in recognition of his significant contribution to the study of antiquities\, the development of museums in China and for his work in the area of China and France’s cultural exchanges. In 2012\, he was a recipient of the special subsidy from the State Council of the People’s Republic of China for his outstanding contribution to Chinese art and culture\, and was recognised as an “Outstanding Scholar” by the American Friends of the Shanghai Museum in 2015. \nTo view a former address of Dr. Chen Kelun to the Asia Society (in Chinese)\, click here.
URL:https://www.seaceramic.org.sg/event/update-on-yuan-blue-and-white-ceramics/
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