Japanese Ceramics: Spellbound by the Kiln Gods
An introduction to Bizen, Shigaraki and Echize: three centres of ceramics production belonging to the 'Six Old Kilns of Japan'.
Late 19C British transfer-printed ceramic plates found in Musi River in Indonesia
How did three British-made plates come to be found by divers in the Musi River?....
Thailand’s Phanom-Surin Shipwreck
The 28-meter long Phanom-Surin shipwreck (PNS) recently found in the upper Gulf of Thailand dates roughly to the same period as Singapore’s ‘Tang shipwreck’, the Belitung, but unfortunately was cargo-less. Read more about this remarkable find and the handful of ceramics that were found with it....
How Bernard Leach taught the Japanese to make handles
Japanese pots, bowls, cups and other ceramics rarely had handles until recently....
St. Ignatius of Loyola tea bowl and saucer
The original inspiration for this depiction of Saint Ignatius was an oil-on-canvas painting by the great Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens....
Farewell to Underwater Archaeologist Sheldon Clyde Jago-on (1971-2021)
We have lost another great maritime archaeologist: Sheldon Clyde Jago-on, who passed away 9 March 2021. Clyde was the Curator of the Archaeology Division and a former Officer in Charge of the Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage division of the National Museum of the Philippines.
Tipu’s Tiger immortalised in Clay
The story begins in the 1790s in India where the 'honourable' East India Company was struggling to maintain control....
A Surprising Find: A Rare Ru Ware Brush Washer discovered in a Dresden Museum
During a review of the digital catalogue of the porcelain collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (SKD), one piece caught Chinese ceramic expert Regina Krahl's special attention....
English Heraldic Souvenir Ceramics
English heraldic souvenir ware is more commonly known as ‘crested china’ and during wartime many figurines took on personas to happily 'do their bit'!
Singapore Ceramics Now [2021]
This special exhibition, which closed on 13 February 2021, was founded and led by Artistic Director Jason Lim (a renowned Singaporean ceramicist and performance artist) and curated in partnership with SEED the Art Space.
Virtual Tours at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Jingdezhen Porcelain in the Making: Watch a uniqu [...]
New Maritime Museum opens in Fujian Province
The newly opened Shimao Maritime Silk Road Museum in Quanzhou (Fujian Province), PRC covers nearly 11,500 square meters and features more than 2,000 cultural relics ranging from porcelain to silk....
An Unfired Pot Causes the Death of an Unfaithful Wife
A 17th Century morality tale about a potter and his two daughters, one an unfaithful wife.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Figurine of Lord Raglan
There's more than one story behind this earthenware equestrian statue of Lord Raglan (1788-1855), a hero of the Crimean War of 1854....
A Contemporary Vietnamese Ceramic Sculpture by Nguyễn Khắc Quân
A rich ash glaze oozes down from the nipple at the top of this modern sculpture, focussing on the universal issue of birth and procreation....
A Modern Kakiemon Tiger
A struggle to choose amongst the thousands of exquisite ceramics in Arita, Japan, results in the purchase of a Kakiemon tiger.
My Tang Dynasty Court Lady: A Mingqi Figurine
Tang or a 19th or 20th-century reproduction? Follow a collector's story of her search for the answer of this Tang burial figurine purchased in Hong Kong in 2007.
A Tang Dynasty Changsha Bowl
The Singapore Asian Civilisation Museum's Tang shipwreck collection of Changsha bowls inspires a docent to start collecting.