Calendar
of Events
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Tuesday,
2nd November |
Lecture
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Guan
Yin: The Divine Feminine Embodiment of East and West
by
Martin Palmer, Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions
and Conservation (ARC), a theologian and translator of classical
Chinese. Palmer has translated and published the major legends
of Guan Yin.
The
Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1
£7;
Asia House members and concessions £4
6.30-7.30pm
Tel:
Clare Frankenberg +44 (0)20 7499 1287
clare.frankenberg@asiahouse.co.uk
http://asiahouse.org
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Thursday, 4th November |
Late
Night Opening |
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Late
Night Opening in Pimlico
A
reception will be held at: Joss Graham
10
Eccleston Street
London SW1W 9LT
5-9pm |
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Thursday, 4th November |
Exhibition
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Praying
to Kami and Buddhas: Illness and Religious Practice in Japan
Exhibition
talk by Dr Lucia Dulce, Chair of the Centre for the Study of
Japanese Religions. Organised by Asia House
Brunei
Gallery
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Admission
is free
1.30-2pm
Tel:
Helen Whiteoak +44 (0)20 7499 1287
education@asiahouse.co.uk
http://asiahouse.org |
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Thursday, 4th November |
Lecture |
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The
"Naturalness" of Chinese bird and flower painting?
Some
thoughts on the origins of one of the world's most powerful
design systems by Professor Jessica Rawson, Warden, Merton College,
Oxford.
The 2004 Clarke Lecture, organised by the Percival David Foundation.
Khalili
Lecture Theatre
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
Admission
is free, but space is limited. Arrive by 5.30pm to be issued
with an entrance badge. Places can not be reserved in advance.
5.30 for 6pm
Tel:
Elizabeth Jackson +44 (0)20 7387 3909
http://www.pdfmuseum.org.uk |
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Friday, 5th November |
Launch
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Asian
Art in London Launch Party
To
celebrate the seventh year of Asian Art in London, a champagne
reception will be held in the splendid surroundings of the Victoria
and Albert Museum.
Join the participants of Asian Art in London, directors and
curators of Asian art from museums world wide, academics, specialists,
visitors and collectors to launch this year's programme of events.
Tickets
include a private view of the V&A's 'Encounters: The Meeting
of Asia & Europe 1500-1800'.
The
Dome
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
London SW7 2RL
6.30-9.30pm
Tickets £50 per person
Please note, entry to ticket holders only.
Tel:
Asian Art in London, +44 (0)20 7499 2215
info@asianartinlondon.com
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Saturday, 6th November |
Late
Night Opening |
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Late
Night Opening in Kensington Church Street
Receptions
will be held at the following:
AntikWest Oriental Art & Antiques, Gregg Baker Asian Art,
Cohen & Cohen, R&G McPherson Antiques, S. Marchant &
Son, Geoffrey Waters Limited, Jorge Welsh Oriental Porcelain
& Works of Art
Kensington
Church Street
Please see participants' section
5-9pm |
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Saturday, 6th November |
Symposium |
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Text
and Image: Tibetan Books and their Illuminations
International
symposium that explores the development, use and characteristics
of Tibetan manuscripts and blockprints, focusing on art-historical
aspects, the production process and the dynamics of transmission.
Renowned Tibetologists will present their latest research:
Dr Helmut Eimer, Dr Amy Heller, Prof Deborah Klimburg Salter,
Dr Elena De Rossi Filibeck, Prof Kurtis Schaefer,
Prof Cristina Scherrer Schaub.
Organised
by the Circle of Tibetan and Himalayan Studies (SOAS)
Khalili
Lecture Theatre
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
10am-6pm
Tickets on the door or by email in advance from
up1@soas.ac.uk
CTHS Members £35, Students £20,Others £70
Tel:
Dr Ulrich Pagel +44 (0)20 7898 4782
cths@soas.ac.uk
http://www.soas.ac.uk/religions/cths.htm |
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Saturday, 6th November |
Lecture |
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Wild,Wacky
and Wonderful - Appreciating Chinese, Tibetan and Korean Textiles
by
Gary Dickinson.
Linda
Wrigglesworth Ltd
Board Room 4, 1st Floor
42 Brook Street
London W1K 5DB
10.30am
Admission by reservation
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7486 8990
info@lindawrigglesworth.com
Web:
http://www.lindawrigglesworth.com |
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Saturday, 6th November |
Lecture |
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Harmony
in the Japanese Garden
by
garden designer Maureen Busby. This lecture explores the deep
respect for nature and a desire to be in harmony with it,which
has shaped the history of Japanese gardens.
Organised
by Asia House
Khalili
Lecture Theatre
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
4.30-5.30pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Helen Whiteoak +44 (0)20 7499 1287
education@asiahouse.co.uk
http://asiahouse.org
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Sunday, 7th November |
Late
Night Opening |
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Late
Night Opening in St James's
Receptions
will be held at the following:
Asian Art Gallery Ltd – Christopher Bruckner, Anthony Carter,
Christie’s, Malcolm Fairley Ltd, Francesca Galloway Ltd, Nicholas
Grindley, Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Knapton Rasti Asian Art,
Littleton & Hennessy Asian Art Ltd, Priestley and Ferraro,
Simon Ray Indian & Islamic Works of Art, Grace Tsumugi Fine
Art Ltd, Jonathan Tucker Antonia Tozer Asian Art
Please
see participants' section
5-9pm
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Sunday, 7th November |
Lecture |
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The
Forbidden City
by
Dr Frances Wood, British Library.
The annual Oriental Ceramic Society lecture hosted by Christie's.
Christie's
8 King Street
St James's
London SW1Y 6QT
6pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Oriental Ceramic Society +44 (0)20 7636 7985
Pat Frost, Christie's, +44 (0)20 7389 2572 |
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Monday, 8th November |
Late
Night Opening |
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Late
Night Opening in Mayfair
Receptions
will be held at the following:
The Barakat Gallery Ltd, Jan van Beers Oriental Art, Brandt
Oriental Art, Christopher Cooke Antiques, Eskenazi Ltd, Sam
Fogg, Robert Hall, Gerard Hawthorn Ltd, Roger Keverne Ltd, Robert
Kleiner & Co Ltd, Theresa McCullough Ltd, Sydney L. Moss
Ltd, Nicholas S. Pitcher Oriental Art, Gordon Reece Gallery,
Rossi & Rossi Ltd, Samina Inc, Jacqueline Simcox Ltd, Sotheby’s
(by reservation), A&J Speelman Ltd, Linda Wrigglesworth
Ltd.
Please
see participants' section for address details
5-9pm |
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Monday, 8th November |
Auction |
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Fine
Asian Art
Bonhams
101 New Bond Street
London W1S 1SR
11am
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Monday, 8th November |
Lecture |
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Creating
Celebrity: Kabuki Actors, Poets and Artists
by
Professor Drew Gerstle, Professor of Japanese Studies, East
Asia Department, SOAS.
There
will be a Drinks Reception and view of Sotheby’s forthcoming
Japanese Works of Art Sale following the lecture.
Organised
by The Japan Society, in association with Sotheby’s and the
Sotheby’s Institute of Art.
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
6pm
Admission is free but tickets must be obtained from The Japan
Society’s offices:
The Japan Society
Swire House
59 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6AJ
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7828 6330; fax. +44 (0)20 7828 6331
culture@japansociety.org.uk |
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Monday, 8th November |
Lecture |
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The
Floral Style in Ottoman Art
by
Professor Nurhan Atasoy, University of Istanbul.
The
Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1
6pm
Non-Fellows welcome but please contact The Royal Asiatic Society
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7724 4741
info@royalasiaticsociety.org |
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Tuesday, 9th November |
Auction |
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Japanese
and Korean Works of Art
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
10.30am |
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Tuesday, 9th November |
Lecture |
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The
Dilemmas and Pitfalls of dating Chinese Furniture
by
Nicholas Grindley. The talk is centred around a huanghuali Chinese
table, which unusually has an ink inscription ascribing a date
of manufacture to 8 June 1739. It is rare to find dates on Chinese
furniture and this inscribed example helps in the dating of
this group of inset leg tables.
The
Club Room
The Winter Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair
Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14
11.30am
£10 each (this includes entry to the Fair)
Tel:
+44 (0)870 126 1727 and quote Asian Art in London
http://www.olympia-antiques.com |
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Tuesday, 9th November |
Gallery
Talk |
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Asian
Art in the British Museum
Aspects
of Asian art, historical and contemporary, using objects on
display in the Museum.
The
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
1.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
BM Education +44 (0)20 7323 8511 / 8854
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson |
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Tuesday, 9th November |
Auction |
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Important
Ceramics and Enamels from the Collection of the late Alfred
Morrison of Fonthill House, sold by Order of the Lord Margadale
of Islay, TD
Christie's
8 King Street
London SW1Y 6QT
2pm |
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Tuesday, 9th November |
Gallery
Talk |
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The
Royal Procession of Maharaja Sher Singh of the Punjab (reg.
1841-43) – Painting from the Sikh kingdom
by Jasleen Kandhari, British Library. Following the display
of Sikh Manuscripts at the British Library,“Faith and Brotherhood
: Treasures of the Sikhs” to mark the launch of Britain’s national
Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail (ASHT), this gallery talk will also
form part of the ASHT
The
John Ritblat Gallery: Treasures of the British Library
96 Euston Road
London NW1 2DB
6.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7412 7000
Jasleen.Kandhari@bl.uk
http://www.bl.uk
http://www.asht.info
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Wednesday, 10th November |
Auction |
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Important
Swords from the Museum of Japanese Sword Fittings
The Edoris Collection
Japanese Art and Design
Christie's
8 King Street
London SW1Y 6QT
10.30am
and 2pm |
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Wednesday, 10th November |
Auction |
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Fine
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
10.30am
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Wednesday, 10th November |
Gallery
Talk |
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Asian
Art in the British Museum
Aspects
of Asian art, historical and contemporary, using objects on
display in the Museum.
The
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
1.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
BM Education +44 (0)20 7323 8511 / 8854
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson |
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Wednesday, 10th November |
Lecture |
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The
Japanese Collections at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Opportunities
and Challenges
Joe
Earle offers his thoughts on the MFA’s renowned Japanese collections
after one year as Chair of the Department of Art of Asia, Oceania
and Africa at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QP
6-8pm
Admission is free, by ticket only
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7486 4348
http://www.dajf.org.uk |
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Wednesday, 10th November |
Lecture |
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Pirotechnia:
the Emulation and Appropriation of Ottoman Craft Techniques
in Renaissance Venice
by
Prof Deborah Howard, Cambridge University.
Organised
by the Islamic Art Circle.
Khalili
Lecture Theatre
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
6.30pm
Admission by reservation
Tel:
Rosalind Wade Haddon +44 (0)1608 730 769
RosalindHaddon@aol.com |
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Thursday, 11th November |
Auction |
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Chinese
and Japanese Works of Art
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London W1A 2AA
10.30am |
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Thursday, 11th November |
Gallery
Talk |
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Asian
Art in the British Museum
Aspects
of Asian art, historical and contemporary, using objects on
display in the Museum.
The
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
1.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
BM Education +44 (0)20 7323 8511 / 8854
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson |
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Thursday, 11th November |
Exhibition
Talk |
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Living
Ayurveda: Principles and Practice in a Great Asian Tradition
by
Dr Caroline Osella, Lecturer in Anthropology, SOAS.
Organised
by Asia House.
Brunei
Gallery
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
1.30-2pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Helen Whiteoak +44 (0)20 7499 1287
education@asiahouse.co.uk
http://asiahouse.org
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Thursday, 11th November |
Lecture |
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Indian
Connections in the Art of Dunhuang: Paintings of famous images
by
Professor Roderick Whitfield.
Organised
by the Circle of Inner Asian Art
Brunei
Gallery Lecture Theatre
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
6-7pm
Admission is free
ciaa@soas.ac.uk
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Thursday, 11th November |
Lecture |
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Chinese
Silk
by
Shelagh Vainker.
Organised
by British Museum Press
BP
Lecture Theatre
Clore Centre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
6.30pm
Admission is free
Publicity Department at The British Museum Press
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7079 0942
publicity@britishmuseum.co.uk |
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Thursday, 11th November |
Lecture
(followed by a reception) |
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The
Jesuits and the Great Mughal: Renaissance art at the imperial
court of India
by
Gauvin Alexander Bailey.
The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture on Mughal Art.
The
Lecture Theatre
Victoria and Albert Museum
(Exhibition Rd entrance)
Cromwell Road
London SW7
7-8pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Sonya Harvey +44 (0)20 7942 2322 |
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Friday, 12th November |
Auction |
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Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art
Christie’s
South Kensington
85 Old Brompton Road
London SW7
10.30am
and 2pm |
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Friday, 12th November |
Lecture
1 |
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The
Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds
of Monk Chogen (1121-1206):
Rebuilding
the Great Buddha of Todaiji
by
Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University.
Lecture 1 (Lecture 2 on Monday 15th November; Lecture 3 on Thursday
18th November).
Organised
by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and
Cultures in association with The British Museum and The Japan
Society.
BP
Lecture Theatre
Clore Education Centre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
6.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Sainsbury Institute +44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org |
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Saturday, 13th November |
Gallery
Talk |
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Asian
Art in the British Museum
Aspects
of Asian art, historical and contemporary, using objects on
display in the Museum.
The
British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
1.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
BM Education +44 (0)20 7323 8511 / 8854
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson |
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Saturday, 13th November |
Open
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Asia:
Body Mind Spirit
An
open day of activities to complement the ‘Asia: Body Mind Spirit’
exhibition, exploring different aspects of Asian well-being
and discovering how Eastern practices are employed in the West.
Organised
by Asia House.
Brunei
Gallery
SOAS
University of London
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
11am-5.30pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Helen Whiteoak +44 (0)20 7499 1287
education@asiahouse.co.uk
http://asiahouse.org |
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Monday, 15th November
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Lecture
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The
Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds
of Monk Chogen (1121-1206):
Portraits
of Chogen
by
Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University.
Lecture 2.
Organised
by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and
Cultures in association with The British Museum and The Japan
Society.
BP
Lecture Theatre
Clore Education Centre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
6.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Sainsbury Institute +44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org |
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Monday, 15th November
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Talk |
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Fumio
Nanjo in conversation with Teresa Gleadowe on Contemporary Art
and the Museum in Japan
After
a brief video in which Dr Christoph Grunenberg, Director, Tate
Liverpool, introduces the Japanese art scene, Fumio Nanjo, in
conversation with Teresa Gleadowe, will give an overview of
current contemporary art activities in Japan focusing principally
on museums of contemporary art.
The
Japan Foundation
Russell Square House
10-12 Russell Square
London WC1B 5EH
6.30pm
Admission is free but by reservation only. Please contact info@jpf.org.uk
or fax +44 (0)20 7323 4888 to reserve a place.
http://www.asianartinlondon.com/www.jpf.org.uk |
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Thursday, 18th November
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Lecture
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The
Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds
of Monk Chogen (1121-1206):
Salvation
in the Pure Land of the West
by
Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University.
Lecture 3
Organised
by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and
Cultures in association with The British Museum and The Japan
Society.
Blackfriars'
Hall
St Andrew's Plain
Norwich
6.15pm
Admission is free
Tel:
Sainsbury Institute +44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
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