Southeast Asian Ceramics

New Light on Old Pottery

John N. Miksic, Michael Flecker

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Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
01 June 2010

Ceramics: artworks; Decorative arts

Southeast Asia is known to many as a region teeming with tourist destinations, economic opportunities and ex-colonies, but a lesser known facet is its colourful and myriad cultures in which ceramics form an integral part of the social fabric.

Focusing primarily on the Classical Period (800-1500 CE), this book views ancient Southeast Asian culture through the lens of ceramic production and trade, influenced but not completely overshadowed by its powerful neighbour, China.

In this landmark publication, noted archaeologist and scholar John N. Miksic constructs a vivid picture of the development of Southeast Asia's unique ceramics. Along with three contributing authors - Pamela M. Watkins, Dawn F. Rooney and Michael Flecker - he summarizes the fruits of their research over the last forty years, beginning in Singapore with the founding of the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society in 1969.

The result is a comprehensive and insightful overview of the technology, aesthetics and organization, both economic and political, of seemingly diverse territories in pre-colonial Southeast Asia. It is essential reading for all those with an interest in the economic history of the region, and also for anyone who seeks a better understanding of the brilliant but too often underestimated material culture of Southeast Asia.

By: Michael Flecker
Edited by: John N. Miksic
Imprint: Editions Didier Millet Pte Ltd
Country of Publication: Singapore
Dimensions: Height: 243mm, Width: 195mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 920g
ISBN: 9789814260138
ISBN 10: 9814260134
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active