Lectures

9th - 29th October 2008

'Indonesia Inspired'

It will feature talks by William Wongso, Nan Achnas, Soedarmadji Damais and Josephine Komara (Obin) on Indonesian food, film, design and fashion.

The calendar of events will be as follows:
- Indonesia Culinary Tradition on 9th October
- New Indonesian Cinema: Expression of A People on 15th October
- Indonesian Design: Kaleidoscope of Influences on 22nd October
- Indonesian Fashion: from Tradition to Glamour on 29th October

Indonesia Inspired is presented in collaboration with Kestity Pringgoharjono of Preserve Indonesia and with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, London.

Asia House
63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP

Tickets priced according to event
Information: T: +44 (0) 207 307 5454; E: ;
W: www.asiahouse.org

Tuesday 14th October

‘Chinese export silks for the Dutch in the 18th century’
by Professor Christiaan Jörg.

The Dutch East India Company did not only ship porcelain and lacquer from China and Japan. Chinese woven silks were an even more important luxurious commodity and constituted a regular item of cargo on the ships returning to Europe. Just as for porcelain and lacquer, the records of the Company contain a wealth of information about the quantities of silk bought in Batavia and China and sold in the Netherlands. Furthermore, there are concise instructions on which types and patterns to buy, sometimes accompanied by samples illustrating colour and weave.

Reconstructing the VOC's trade in Chinese silks is a matter of time, patience and above all the cooperation of specialists who have knowledge of the different types of silk. However, linking the information from the records to extant objects is almost impossible. In this lecture a survey will be given of the few 18th-century Chinese silks in Dutch public collections, followed by a brief overview of the Company's extensive silk trade, demonstrating this gap between records and objects.

Oriental Ceramic Society
Venue: Society of Antiquaries of London
Burlington House, Piccadilly
London W1J 0BE

6pm
Admission is free; no booking is required
Information: contact Mary Painter, the Administrator;
T: 01223 881328; E:

Friday 17th October

'Kishio Suga in conversation with Simon Groom'
Dr Simon Groom is Director of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Scotland.

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QP

6pm - 8pm
Admission is free, booking is essential
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7486 4348; E:
Online booking: www.dajf.org.uk/KishioSuga

Thursday 30th October

'Talk: Japanese Contemporary Art by Kiyoko Mitsuyama-Wdowiak'

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Daiwa Foundation Japan House
13/14 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QP

6pm - 8pm
Admission is free, booking is essential
Information: T: +44 (0)20 7486 4348; E:
Online booking: www.dajf.org.uk/KishioSuga

Wednesday 12th November

'Curious and Venerable Antiquities: Sir Hans Sloane's Surprising Collection of Chinese Books'

by Dr Frances Wood, Curator of the Chinese collections in the British Library.
The lecture is part of the Clarke Annual Lecture series.

SOAS
(School of Oriental and African Studies)
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1

7pm
Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre
Admission is free
Information: E:

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