| Lectures
Monday,
4th October
Muslim Women and the Family
Shirin Ebadi - 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Asia House
The Logan Hall
Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL
6.30-8.00pm
Asia Members/Concessions £4, Non-Members £7, Students
£2
Tel: +44 (0)20 7499 1287
enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
http://www.asiahouse.org
Monday,
18th October
Royal Siamese maps: A Lost World Re-Discovered
Professor Philip Stott
Asia House
The Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1
6.30-8.00pm
Asia House Members/Concessions £4, Non-Members £7
Tel: +44 (0)20 7499 1287
enquiries@asiahouse.co.uk
http://www.asiahouse.org
Thursday,
21st October
An Introduction to the Illustrated Book in the Tokugawa Period 1615-1868
Dr Ellis Tinios
Sainsbury Institute
for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Sainsbury Institute
64 The Close
Norwich NR1 4DW
6.00-7.30pm
(50 minute lecture followed by refreshments)
Admission is free. Booking recommended
Tel: 1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
Tuesday,
2nd November
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.
Organised by Asia
House
The Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1
Clare Frankenberg
+44 (0)20 7499 1287
clare.frankenberg@asiahouse.co.uk
£7; Asia
House members and concessions £4
6.30-7.30pm
http://asiahouse.org
Saturday, 6th November
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
+44 (0)20 7486
8990
info@lindawrigglesworth.com
10.30am
http://www.lindawrigglesworth.com
Saturday, 6th November
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
Helen Whiteoak
+44 (0)20 7499 1287
education@asiahouse.co.uk
4.30-5.30pm
Admission is free
http://asiahouse.org
Sunday, 7th November
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
Oriental Ceramic
Society +44 (0)20 7636 7985
Pat Frost, Christie's, +44 (0)20 7389 2572
6pm
Admission is free
Monday, 8th November
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
+44 (0)20 7828
6330; fax. +44 (0)20 7828 6331
culture@japansociety.org.uk
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
Monday, 8th November
The Floral Style in Ottoman Art
by Professor Nurhan Atasoy, University of Istanbul.
Organised by The
Royal Asiatic Society
The Society of Antiquaries
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1
+44 (0)20 7724
4741
info@royalasiaticsociety.org
6pm
Non-Fellows welcome but please contact The Royal Asiatic Society
Tuesday, 9th November
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 Winter Olympia
Fine Art and Antiques Fair
The Club Room
Olympia
Hammersmith Road
London W14
+44 (0)870 126
1727 and quote Asian Art in London
11.30am
£10 each (this includes entry to the Fair)
http://www.olympia-antiques.com
Wednesday, 10th November
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
+44 (0)20 7486
4348
6-8pm
Admission is free, by ticket only
http://www.dajf.org.uk
Wednesday, 10th November
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
Rosalind Wade
Haddon +44 (0)1608 730 769
RosalindHaddon@aol.com
6.30pm
Admission by reservation
Thursday, 11th November
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
Thursday, 11th November
Chinese Silk
by Shelagh Vainker
Organised by British
Museum Press
BP Lecture Theatre
Clore Centre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
+44 (0)20 7079
0942
publicity@britishmuseum.co.uk
6.30pm
Admission is free
Thursday, 11th November
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
Sonya Harvey +44
(0)20 7942 2322
7-8pm
Admission is free
Friday, 12th November
The Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds of
Monk Chogen (1121-1206): Rebuilding the Great Buddha of Todaiji
Lecture 1
by Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
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
Sainsbury
Institute +44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
6.15pm
Admission is free
Monday, 15th November
The Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds of
Monk Chogen (1121-1206): Portraits of Chogen
Lecture 2
by Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
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
Sainsbury
Institute +44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
6.15pm
Admission is free
Thursday, 18th November
The Renaissance of Japanese Buddhist Art and the Excellent Deeds of
Monk Chogen (1121-1206): Salvation in the Pure Land of the West
Lecture 3
by Professor John M Rosenfield, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University
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
Sainsbury Institute
+44 (0)1603 624 349
sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org
6.15pm
Admission is free
Tuesday, 14th December
A Passion for China: Sir Percival David and his Museum
Dr Stacey Pierson
Part I was held on 10 December 2003. This lecture forms part II
Percival David
Foundation of Chinese Art
53 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PD
Free to SOAS staff
and students and Friends of the PDF;
otherwise £3 per head
http://www.pdfmuseum.org.uk
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