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This book tells the story and presents the objects found on the Tang Shipwreck, discovered off Belitung Island in Indonesia in 1998, and now housed at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. It is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of recent times. Found at the site was a remarkable cargo of some 60, 000 Chinese ceramics dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907), along with finely wrought gold and silver objects, bronze m...

Treasures from the national museums of Myanmar, from the World Heritage Site at Pyu, the pagoda-studded plains of Bagan, and from Mandalay, the last royal capital, are examined in this profusely illustrated catalogue. Essays discuss the principle archaeological sites of Pyu, Mon, Bagan, Inwa, Shan State, and Mandalay. Catalogue entries illustrate and explain the 60 objects in the exhibition, held at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, f...

This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Port cities, multicultural emporiums of Asia, 1500-1900, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 3 November 2016 to 19 February 2017"--Page facing title page.

Recent studies of intra-Asian trade and Buddhist networks have brought fresh perspectives to the understanding of the pre-modern interaction between South and Southeast Asia. Through centuries of selective adaptation and localization of intellectual, cultural, aesthetic, and economic exchanges Buddhist art in Asia has continued to thrive. Fresh research and archaeological data help locate centres of exchange which catalysed the process of loca...

This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Christianity in Asia: sacred art and visual splendour, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 27 May to 11 September 2016"--Title page verso.

A profusely illustrated, hard-bound catalogue to accompany the exhibition. Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives presents historical essays on Peranakan culture and entries on each of the fifty men and women selected for the exhibition.

Papers delivered at a conference held at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 18 June 2011"--T.p. verso.

Explores the diverse material culture of the Philippines.

This richly illustrated volume captures the fascinating adaptations of the Ramayana in different Asian cultures. The 20 essays cover a wide range of topics on literary, visual, performing, and contemporary arts.

Alamkara is a Sanskrit word for ornamentation or decoration. This book examines ornamentation in the context of Indian objects made for use in domestic, courtly, and religious settings. Three essays and a catalogue section develop this notion. From the exhibition: >The exhibition was thematically arranged, covering 5000 years of Indian art woven around a recurrent theme of decoration, Alamkara. The first section introduced the civilisation fro...

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, in 2010, this book explores the art of Sumatra. It traces the major streams of influence on the visual culture of the island: the indigenous cultures, as well as contacts with India, China, the Islamic world, and Europe. Sumatra responded in nuanced and complex ways to these traditions.

This book publishes papers presented at a conference on the Kangxi Emperor held in conjunction with an exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore. Essays cover many aspects of art and culture of the period, from his patronage of the arts and religious practices at the court, to his tours of the empire and foreign policy.

This book looks at a group of early collectors who worked in Southeast Asia during the late 19th and the first half of the 20th Century. Their travels in the region resulted in the formation of what was to become the Ethnology collection at the Raffles Library and Museum in Singapore. The collectors included naturalists, explorers, a businessman and a missionary who worked largely outside the bounds of the institution. This book explores what ...

Principal curator Heidi Tan and a team of scholars produced this profusely illustrated catalogue to accompany the exhibition on Thai Buddhist art at the Asian Civilisations Museum. The book contains highly readable essays on diverse aspects of Thai art and culture, from the aesthetics of devotion and the iconic Sukhothai walking Buddha, to more recent aspects of popular Buddhism, like festivals and collecting amulets. Entries on each of the mo...

From the Land of Ottoman Sultans presents 125 beautifully illustrated objects borrowed from the premier museums in Istanbul, Turkey.

This guide contains highlights of the collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from some 5, 000 years of history in Asia. Categories include fine art, ethnography, archaeology, and living traditions such as the performing arts.

A catalogue of the Hickey Collection, Singapore, which was donated to the Asian Civilisations Museum. Blanc de Chine became one of the most popular varieties of porcelain at home and abroad. This volume tells the history of the production and its reception, while showcasing one of the finest collections of this celebrated ware.

This book catalogues an exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, of objects drawn from the collection of the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait. Islamic calligraphic art on manuscripts, textiles, and metal and ceramic objects is examined and beautifully illustrated.

This catalog sets the Terracotta warriors in a wider context by examining art of the Qin state in the period that led to the unification if China.

The capital of Tang China (618 - 907), Chang'an (present day Xi'an), was a hub for economic and cultural exchange. Nearby lies the Famen Temple, one of the most revered Buddhist sites in China. A finger bone relic of the Buddha and magnificent Tang dynasty objects of gold, silver, ceramics, and glass were sealed within an underground crypt there. For more than 1000 years, these treasures were forgotten until their chance discovery in 1987. Tog...