Kraak Creations

09/05/2026

With excitement and anticipation, I will be departing for Shanghai and Qingdao the day after tomorrow.
This journey includes a visit to the archaeological station of the “Changjiangkou No.2 Ancient Ship” in Shanghai to learn more about China’s recent underwater archaeology and ancient ship preservation efforts. I will then continue to to conduct lectures and exchange sessions with students and faculty members from the Cultural Relics Conservation and Restoration Department, as well as donate several pieces of Wanli Ship porcelain for research and educational purposes.
I hope this legendary heritage from the Maritime Silk Road can once again reconnect with China and inspire a new generation of cultural and artistic practitioners.

05/05/2026

What you are seeing here is our collection displayed at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E&O Hotel).
The E&O Hotel is one of the most iconic heritage hotels in Penang, and many international visitors first encounter our works there.
👉 This is therefore not a “typical souvenir,” but a design piece that has already entered a refined cultural and high-end hospitality space

您现在看到的，是我们在 Eastern & Oriental Hotel（E&O Hotel） 展示的系列作品。
那里是槟城最经典的历史酒店之一，很多国际游客第一次接触我们的作品，就是在那里。
👉 所以这不是“普通纪念品”，而是已经进入高端文化空间的设计作品。

18/04/2026

When millennia-old Miao silver meets four-hundred-year-old blue-and-white porcelain,
one carries the warmth of highland craftsmanship,
the other, fragments of history once resting in the depths of the South China Sea—
now, in this moment, they are brought together,
reassembled into a light that belongs to our time.
当千年苗银，遇上四百年青花瓷，
一来自高山民族的手工温度，
一沉睡于南海深处的历史碎片，
在此刻，被重新拼接成属于这个时代的光。

15/04/2026

从温哥华飞到新加坡，
再从新加坡飞到槟城……
一次不经意地走进 COEX ，
让我们相遇。
在前往机场的途中，
你还特意来到我们的 home gallery，
在这一片青花之间，再停留片刻。
有些相遇，很短，
却刚刚好。

From Vancouver to Singapore,
then from Singapore to Penang…
A simple, unplanned step into Coex
was how we met.
On the way to the airport,
you made a special stop at our home gallery,
lingering for a moment among the blue and white.
Some encounters are brief,
yet just right. ✨

02/04/2026

This is a Late Ming Wanli period (c. 1590–1600) Kraak porcelain bowl, produced in Jingdezhen, likely from the Guanyinge kilns. It is thinly potted with an everted foliate rim, and decorated with typical Kraak panels, featuring birds in waterside landscapes and a bird perched on a rock at the center.
Such bowls were recorded in the archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as “Cameelscoppen” (Camel-Cups), and were earlier referred to as “Kraaikop” (Crow Cups). Archaeological fragments have also been found at kiln sites in Jingdezhen, with documentation appearing in 17th-century European trade records.
A few similar examples were recovered from the Wanli shipwreck (C1625), though most were found broken. Ben Rongen Brand has transformed some of these fragments into jewellery, allowing these pieces of 400-year-old history to be worn and remembered in a new form. One wonders which fortunate collector now carries this fragment of the past.
这是一件晚明万历时期（约1590–1600）的克拉克瓷碗（Kraak Porcelain），产自景德镇观音阁窑。器型轻薄，花口外撇，碗内绘有典型开光纹饰与“石上鸟”图案。
此类瓷碗在荷兰东印度公司（VOC）档案中被称为“Cameelscoppen”（骆驼杯），早期亦被称为“Kraaikop”（乌鸦杯）。相关出土标本曾在景德镇窑址发现，其命名与用途记录见于17世纪欧洲贸易文献。
我们在万历号沉船（C Q625）中曾打捞到少量类似器物，大多已破碎。Ben 已将部分碎片转化为饰品，让这些跨越四百年的历史，以另一种形式继续被佩戴与记忆。不知如今，是哪一位幸运的收藏者，拥有着这一片来自海上的时光。

02/04/2026

From the Ming Dynasty to Europe,
across four centuries of time—
now, this touch of blue and white can be yours.
The motif on the Wanli Double Deer Plate symbolizes “double blessings of fortune and prosperity.”
, a homophone for rank and wealth, represents status and success; paired together, they signify harmony and auspiciousness.
More than just a beautiful design,
this piece carries a 400-year-old blessing of abundance and longevity.
#从大明王朝走向欧洲 #珍稀历史瓷器
跨越四百年时光，
如今，你也可以拥有这一抹蓝白。
#万历号双鹿盘（Double Deer Plate）上的图腾，寓意“福禄双全”。
“鹿”与“禄”同音，象征财富与地位；成双出现，更代表圆满与吉祥。
一件跨越四百年的青花，不只是图案之美，
更承载着古人对富足与长寿的祝福。

01/04/2026

A Touch of Blue and White:
Europe’s Ultimate Status Symbol
In the 17th century,
Europe’s elite desired not gold,
but Chinese blue-and-white porcelain.
A touch of blue and white,
traveling across the Maritime Silk Road,
symbolized status, taste, and power.
Four centuries later,
it resurfaces from the South China Sea.
To own it is to own a piece of history.

【一抹蓝白，曾是欧洲最顶级的炫富方式】
17世纪的欧洲，
贵族们追逐的，不是黄金，
而是来自大明王朝的青花瓷。
一抹蓝白，
跨越海上丝绸之路，
象征着身份、品味与权力。
四百年后，
它从南海重现。
拥有它，就是拥有一段历史。

29/03/2026

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25/03/2026

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23/03/2026

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23/03/2026

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