Paul Bromberg
I was the editor of the Journal of the Siam Society in Bangkok from 2012-2023 and have been a contributing editor to Arts of Asia magazine since 2013. I am a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a lifetime member of both the Siam Society and the Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, and write and lecture regularly about Thai art and antiques. I am a passionate collector of Thai Bencharong porcelain, Thai silverware and Later Chinese Bronzes (mainly Ming animal scroll and paper weights).
I have been living in Asia since 1985, and resident in Bangkok since 1997, having read Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Leeds, and also studied at Fudan University in Shanghai and Xiamen University in China. My publications include: THAI SILVER and Nielloware (River Books, Bangkok, 2019); Contributing author to Royal Porcelain from Siam: Unpacking the Ring Collection (Hermes Publishing, Oslo, 2013); and Editorial advisor to Bencharong & Chinaware in the Court of Siam: The Surat Osathanugrah Collection (Chawpipope Osathanugrah, Bangkok, 2011).
I have been living in Asia since 1985, and resident in Bangkok since 1997, having read Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Leeds, and also studied at Fudan University in Shanghai and Xiamen University in China. My publications include: THAI SILVER and Nielloware (River Books, Bangkok, 2019); Contributing author to Royal Porcelain from Siam: Unpacking the Ring Collection (Hermes Publishing, Oslo, 2013); and Editorial advisor to Bencharong & Chinaware in the Court of Siam: The Surat Osathanugrah Collection (Chawpipope Osathanugrah, Bangkok, 2011).
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This volume focuses on the various artefacts broadly termed “utensils” and “vessels”, produced for utilitarian purposes, that can still be found for sale in the domestic marketplace, while rarer artefacts, collectibles and commemorative items made for the royal court are also examined: such items were typically of the highest quality made by top artisans. The author considers the role of religious and devotional silver objects in Thailand, as these too have become popular collectibles. Although dating of Asian silverware generally remains problematic, the author provides dating indicators and the first published compilation of Chinese and other marks on silverware found in Thailand.
232 pages, 320 photographs and 2 maps
Papers by Paul Bromberg
Book Reviews by Paul Bromberg
This volume focuses on the various artefacts broadly termed “utensils” and “vessels”, produced for utilitarian purposes, that can still be found for sale in the domestic marketplace, while rarer artefacts, collectibles and commemorative items made for the royal court are also examined: such items were typically of the highest quality made by top artisans. The author considers the role of religious and devotional silver objects in Thailand, as these too have become popular collectibles. Although dating of Asian silverware generally remains problematic, the author provides dating indicators and the first published compilation of Chinese and other marks on silverware found in Thailand.
232 pages, 320 photographs and 2 maps