The Asian Civilisation Museum is one of Singapore's museum that I like to visit. It houses great exhibitions and this time it's just the perfect one for me as a potter. Titled "Tang Shipwreck", scroll below for stories and more images...
The Khoo Teck Puat Gallery is the home of the Tang
Shipwreck, displaying a fascinating 9th-century cargo recovered from the Java
Sea southeast of Singapore. The gallery tells the story of exchange of goods,
ideas, and culture in the region around Singapore more than 1,100 years ago.
Discovered in 1998, the shipwreck has revolutionised the way we see the world
in the 9th century.
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through a generous
donation from the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat in honour of the late Khoo Teck
Puat.
About the Tang Shipwreck
In 1998, a shipwreck was discovered off Belitung Island
in the Java Sea. It contained a remarkable cargo of more than 60,000 ceramics
produced in China during the Tang dynasty (618–907), as well as luxurious
objects of gold and silver. Bound for Iran and Iraq, the ship provides early
proof for strong commercial links between China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle
East.
The Tang Shipwreck reveals that Singapore’s region lay at
the heart of a global trading network in the 9th century. The success of
Singapore as an exchange point of global shipping thus has ancient roots. The
beautiful objects of exceptional rarity testify to the ingenuity of artists and
merchants, and show that exotic objects have long been appreciated by the
world’s consumers. [source: ACM]
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