[Tlc] ARI Ceramics symposium

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Symposium on Chinese Export Trade Ceramics in Southeast Asia
(Singapore), Mar 2007

Asia Research Institute (ARI), the National University of
Singapore, Singapore.

Supplied note:
"Symposium on Chinese Export Trade Ceramics in Southeast Asia,
12 -
14 March 2007, National Library Board, Imagination & Possibilities
Room (Level 5) 100 Victoria Street, Singapore

The Symposium will bring together archaeologists and ceramic
scholars
from China, Southeast Asia, and the western hemisphere,
highlighting
recent advances in archaeological, maritime, and ceramic
research on
the ceramic export trade. The three main themes for the
symposium are:
1) Maritime Archaeology Shipwrecks and port sites are important
sources of information regarding the transport and exchange of
ceramics. Important new discoveries in this field are
revolutionizing
our knowledge of early Southeast Asian commerce, both within the
region and with China.
2) Production Centers of Ceramics In the past few years, Chinese
archaeologists have conducted work at kiln complexes in
southern and
eastern China which produced many of the wares which are found in
Southeast Asian archaeological sites. This burst of activity is
rectifying a long period of relative neglect of this subject.
Though
much remains to be accomplished, preliminary results have already
begun to create a much clearer picture of the ebb and flow of
production in different parts of China.
3) Consumers of Trade Ceramics This subject has received the most
attention in the past. Much of our early knowledge of Chinese
ceramic
trade with Southeast Asia was derived from burial sites, often
looted, where intact items were found. The archaeology of
settlements
began later, but has also yielded significant insight into the
role
of imported ceramics in the economy and belief systems of
Southeast
Asia. The importance of the export ceramic industry for China's
economy in the period from the 9th to the 15th centuries is
another
subject which new research is beginning to clarify.

PRESENTERS
Prof. Chen Kuo-Tung (Institute of History and Philosophy, Academia
Sinica, Taiwan); Dr. Edmund E. McKinnon (United Nations
Development
Programme Banda Aceh); Mr. John Guy (Victoria & Albert
Museum); Dr.
Marie France Dupoizat (France); Ms. Ke Fengmei (Centre for the
Management and Preservation of Artefacts, Putian); Prof. Li
Jian An
(Archaeological Institute, Fujian Museum); Mr. Lou Jianlong
(Archaeological Institute, Fujian Museum); Dr. Michael Flecker
(Maritime Explorations, Singapore); Prof. Morimoto Asako (Japan)
Prof. Qin Dashu (Peiking University); Prof. John N. Miksic
(National
University of Singapore); Prof. Qi Dongfang (Peking University);
Prof. Robert E. Murowchick (Boston University, USA); Ms. Rita Tan
(KAISA Heritage Centre, Manila); Dr. Roxanna M.Brown
(Southeast Asian
Ceramics Museum, Bangkok University); Mr. Shen Yuemin
(Archaeological
Institute, Zhejiang Museum); Prof. Wang Xiaoyun (The Academy of
Science of Chinese Literature); Prof. Yang Zhishui (The Academy of
Science of Chinese Literature); Dr. Zhao Bing (College de France).
The symposium will be conducted in English and Chinese.

Please visit this site again for future updates about the
program and
abstracts. [...] Secretariat: Ms. Valerie Yeo Asia Research
Institute
National University of Singapore AS7, Shaw Foundation Building
Level
4, 5 Arts Link Singapore 117570 Tel: (65) 6516 5279 Fax: (65) 6779
1428 Email: ariyeov--at--nus.edu.sg - vy."

URL
http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=595

______________
Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu