Marine archaeologists may have found Vasco de Gama’s shipwreck
In a remarkable discovery, researchers might have [...]
Japanese Ceramics in Chinese Style
Kindred Spirits: 100 Japanese Ceramics in Chinese Style (the Shen Zhai Collection) is a lush new volume edited by Clare Pollard that features third-generation collector-dealer and SEACS member Patrick K M Kwok's latest passion: Chinese-inspired Japanese ceramics. Together with Pollard, Curator of Japanese Art of the Ashmolean Museum, and Rose Kerr, Fukunaga Ai, and Maezaki Shinya, they have produced an elegant collectors' tome with magnificent large photographs and texts that highlight each piece's features and history. For additional information including a link to the publisher's website to order a copy continue reading.
SEACS members return from the 2024 Field Trip to Penang and Kedah
Each year, SEACS arranges a field trip to a destination of interest ranging from far-away sites such as Jingdezhen or Changsha to sites nearer home. This year we opted for Penang and Kedah, the locale of two previous field trips, to hear and see what new discoveries had been made, with a highlight stop at the archaeology laboratory at the Universiti Sains Malaysia....
Report of SEACS’ 2024 Field Trip to Penang & the Bujang Valley
Each year, SEACS organises a field & study t [...]
SEACS President awarded a Friend of MCCY Appreciation Award
Mr. Kwa Chong Guan has been an active contributor [...]
The Tang Shipweck artefacts in London
SEACS Council member Darlene Kasten reports on Singapore's beloved 'Tang Shipwreck' artefacts on loan and now displayed in London's British Museum through 23 February 2025.
Singapore’s Tang Shipwreck Highlights now in London
A number of Singapore’s prize Tang Shipwreck arte [...]
Ming Dynasty Ceramic Treasures from the Palace Museum
Visitors to Hong Kong may want to visit an exhibi [...]
Congratulations to SEACS Lifetime member Low Sze Wee
We are delighted to announce that SEACS Lifetime [...]
A Talk on an Early Case of Repatriation of Looted Cultural Property
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Law School has just announced its Greater China Legal History Seminar Series for 2024-25. These talks are on ZOOM, free, in English, and open to the public. We think SEACS members may be interested in an upcoming talk (13 October, 12:30-2:00 pm HK time) on "The Gates of Kam Tin: An Early Case of Repatriation of Looted Cultural Property". For more information....
Temasek Wreck report now available for downloading from NUS
NUS Press has just released the Temasek Wreck report ["The Temasek Wreck Blue-and-White Porcelain Database: Distribution and Composition" by Dr. Michael Flecker, as part of its Southeast Asian Archaeological Site Reports. Download the report.
Save the Dates! Our Annual Ceramic (and Book) Sales will be held on two separate dates: 15 September (Part I: Books) and 21 & 22 September (Part II: Books & Ceramics)
SEACS invites its members to submit ceramics, books, magazines & related materials to its annual ceramics & book sale to be held on September 21-22, 2024. All items for sale must be properly recorded and submitted using the appropriate forms on Saturday or Sunday, 17 or 18 August. The forms may be downloaded from our website. For more information....
New Exhibition at the National Museum of Cambodia
A new exhibition at the National Museum of Cambodia features artefacts newly returned to Cambodia featuring 99 artefacts including sandstone sculptures and jewellery.
In Paris? Visit the Musée Guimet’s special summer exhibition on monochromes
"Au coeur de la couleur" (Unblemished colours: Chinese monochrome masterpieces 8th-18th century) is the Musée Guimet's special summer exhibition, closing 16 September 2024. For more information, visit their English-language website (https://www.guimet.fr/en/exhibitions/unblemished-colours). A selection of photos and sample texts courtesy of one of our members is posted on our "Ceramic Stories" page.
Highlights from the 2024 Paris exhibition: “Au Coeur de la Coleur” (Musée Guimet)
A peek at some of the highlights of the 2024 Musée Guimet special exhibition "Au Coeur de la Coleur" contributed by SEACS member Alexandra Domart
Kaleidoscope in Clay (III) exhibition now at Fort Canning Centre, Singapore
This exhibition, organised by the Society for Chinese Ceramic Studies, features Chinese ceramics from the Six dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty and is open until July 27, 2024 (closed the last Monday of the month). Opening hours are 10 am - 6 pm and admission is free. Venue: The Gallery@L3; Fort Canning Centre; 5 Cox Terrace, Singapore.
SEACS Councillor on “Lost Gold Coins of the Old Singapore Library”
SEACS Hon. Secretary Foo Shu Tieng is also an Associate Librarian with the National Library, Singapore, and works with the Singapore and Southeast Asia collections. She has a newly published article on the two ancient gold coins that were uncovered near present-day Keppel Harbour that unfortunately vanished before they could be properly studied. Listen to the podcast that tells the story.
A Sukhothai Waster
A letter of enquiry regarding a collector's suspected Sukhothai ceramic elicits our expert member's advice