Asian Art in London
31 Oct - 9 Nov 2013
Event Calendar

Thursday, 4 April - Friday, 31 May

Exhibition

In a Nutshell: Japanese netsuke from European collections
An exhibition of over 200 hitherto unseen netsuke from private collections in Europe including, for the first time on public display, a certain hare with amber eyes.

Time: Monday-Friday 09.30-17.30 (closed Bank Holidays)
Location: The Embassy of Japan, 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Organised in collaboration with the International Netsuke Society, the cooperation of the World Museum, Liverpool, and the generous support of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
Tickets: Admission free
Information: exhibition@ld.mofa.go.jp


Thursday, 18 April - Saturday, 22 June

Exhibition

1000 Years of the Art of Japanese Books: Treasures from the Tenri Central Library

Time: Tuesday-Saturday 10.30-17.00 (until 20.00 Thursday) (closed Sunday, Monday & Bank Holidays)
Location: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.soas.ac.uk/gallery


Thursday, 2 May - Saturday, 25 May

Exhibition

Seijiro Niwa (b.1967, Nagoya, Japan) "the way of mending holes"
Seijiro Niwa has been consistently producing photos and 3D works under the theme of picture boundary and human eyesight's end. The exhibition features his latest 2D and 3D works.

Time: Tuesday-Friday 12.00-18.00; Saturday & Sunday 12.00-17.00
Location: ICN Gallery, 96-98 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4RH
Information: ICN Gallery +44 (0)20 7729 7977 www.icn-global.com


Thursday, 16 May - Wednesday, 10 July

Exhibition

A Catalogue of Errors - Chris Wainwright
Professor Chris Wainwright, Head of Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, works primarily through photography and video as a means of addressing issues related to light and energy, both natural and artificial, in urban and rural environments. The works in the exhibition are made at night and have mostly been made in the Tohoku region in Japan before and after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Time: Monday-Friday 09.30-17.00; Private View: 16 May (booking essential)
Location: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle), London NW1 4QP
Tickets: Admission free
Information: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation +44 (0)20 7486 4348 www.dajf.org.uk


Friday, 24 May - Saturday, 29 June

Exhibition

Restless Ribeiro: An Indian Artist in Britain
Lance Ribeiro (1933-2010) was born in Bombay to a long-established Catholic Goan family. He trained as a chartered accountant before turning to painting, rapidly becoming a successful artist with a following throughout India, Europe and North America. He settled in Britain in the 1960s. A prolific artist, his images were drawn from an imagination running at full-sized, inspired by his roots in Old Goa and by an obsession with Catholic religious imagery. This is his first major exhibition in Britain for over 25 years.

Time: Monday-Saturday 10.00-18.00 (Closed 27 May Bank Holiday)
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44(0)20 7307 5454 www.asiahouse.org


Wednesday, 29 May

Study Day

Indian Textiles Study Day
with Jasleen Kandhari, textiles historian and museum educator
This study day explores the rich textile traditions of India. Discover Indian trade textiles to the west and east. Learn about the regional variations of Indian textiles, the techniques and designs through lectures, object study handling sessions and guided tour of the Ashmolean's collection of Indian textiles to include the new Kashmir Shawl display case, followed by Indian Afternoon tea.

Time: 10.30-16.30
Location: Headley Lecture theatre, The Ashmolean Museum of Art, University of Oxford
Tickets: £25 (£20 concessions) including Indian tea and refreshments. Booking essential at www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk or call Ashmolean Education Department 01865 278 015
Information: Jasleen.Kandhari@yahoo.co.uk


Thursday, 30 May

Lecture

Memories of the '60s: Lance Ribeiro and other Indian Artists in Britain
by Nicholas Treadwell, owner Nicholas Treadwell Gallery

Time: 18.45-19.45
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions), Asia House friends £6. Booking essential
Information and tickets: +44 (0)20 7307 5454 www.asiahouse.org


Wednesday, 12 June

Lecture

Ribeiro: The Man and his Art
by Patrick Boylan, Professor Emeritus of City University London, formerly Director of Arts, Museums and Records for Leicestershire (1972-1990) and curator of the 1986 retrospective at Leicestershire Museum and Art Gallery
Patrick Boylan was a friend and associate of Ribeiro for over 30 years. He will describe how the artist became a familiar face in museum circles in the 1970s and cultural groups of London's NW3

Time: 18.45-19.45
Location: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions) Asia House Friends £6. Booking essential
Information and tickets: +44 (0)20 7307 5454 www.asiahouse.org


Friday, 14 June - Saturday, 15 June

Conference

Thoughts and things in China: international conference in honour of Jessica Rawson

Time: Registration, 14 June, 09.30
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: £35 (£25 members/concessions) includes coffee/tea breaks, lunches and a reception.
Early booking essential.
Information: Dr Sascha Priewe spriewe@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk www.britishmuseum.org


Wednesday, 19 June - Thursday, 20 June

Symposium

International Japanese Modern Art History Symposium (JAMAHS)
New Boundaries in Modern Japanese Art History: Extending Geographical, Temporal and Generic Paradigms


Lead speakers: Christine Guth, Royal College of Art; Naoyuki Kinoshita, University of Tokyo; Noriaki Kitazawa, Joshibi University of Art and Design; Tamaki Maeda, University of Washington; Doshin Sato, Tokyo University of the Arts; Bert Winther-Tamaki, University of California, Irvine
Discussing their research on 19th and early 20th century art: Gen Adachi; Rosina Buckland, National Museums, Scotland; Maki Fukuoka, University of Leeds; Younjung Oh, SISJAC; Rhiannon Paget, University of Sydney

Draft Programme: www.soas.ac.uk/jir/events/rootjrc/events/jamahs
Location: SOAS, University of London, 10 Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential www.soas.ac.uk/jrc/events/rootjrc/events/jamahs/


Thursday, 20 June

Lecture

Preserving Culture on the Margins: Toyama Prefecture in the Postwar Era
by Dr Peter Siegenthaler, Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Fellow, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

Time: 18.00
Location: Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential
Information: Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org www.sainsbury-institute.org


Tuesday, 25 June

Lecture and Reception

Cross Cultural Partnerships and Environmental Engagement
by Professor Chris Wainwright, Head of Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges of Art, member Tate Britain Council and Chair, Trustees of Cape Farewell, and Yusaku Imamura, Director of Tokyo Wonder Site

Time: 18.00, followed by drinks reception
Location: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP
Tickets: Admission free, booking essential
Information: www.dajf.org.uk/event/booking-form


Commencing Tuesday, 25 June

Study Course

Arts of Asia
A four week, full-time course exploring the diverse arts of Asia from their origins to the present day. The course includes an analysis of Asian art and its increasingly important position in the global art market, examining works of art from India, the Middle East, China, Japan and Korea.

Location: Sotheby's Institute of Art, 30 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3EE
Information: Sarah Coppard s.coppard@sothebysinstitute.com +44 (0)20 7462 3251
www.sothebysinstitute.com/Programmes/PLondon/PLSummerStudy


Opens Thursday, 27 June

Exhibition

Lee Mingwei Solo Exhibition:
Main gallery installation - 'The Quarter Project' and Project space installation 'The Living Room'

Taiwanese artist Lee Mingwei showcases two of his key projects to date, Quartet Project and The Living Room Project

Time: 17.30-19.30 (exhibition continues to Saturday, 17 August, open Tuesday-Saturday 11.00-17.00)
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271


Friday, 12 July - Saturday, 20 July

Residency

Breathe residency - Yu-Cheng Chou
Yu-Cheng Chou will be in residence to work with the local art scene around issues of alternative collaboration in arts and non-arts partners

Time: Daily 10.00-17.00
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Manchester M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free but Yu-Cheng will be hosting a series of events throughout his residency from 13 May-20 July in Manchester and London
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271


Saturday, 13 July - Sunday, 5 January 2014

Exhibition

A Celebration of 20 Years - Highlights from the Donations to the Museum of East Asian Art
This exhibition acknowledges the generosity of the museum's major donors and presents some highlight pieces that have been given to the museum

Time: Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00; Sunday 12.00-17.00 (closed Mondays) last admission 16.30
Location: Museum of East Asian Art, 12 Bennett Street, Bath BA1 2QJ
Tickets: £5, Senior Citizens £4, Students £3.50
Information: +44 (0)1225 464640 www.meaa.org.uk


Monday, 15 July - Sunday, 16 March 2014

Display

Silver from the Malay World
The display explores the rich traditions of silver in the Malay world. Intricate ornament drawn from geometry and nature decorates dining vessels, clothing accessories and ceremonial regalia

Time: Daily 10.00-17.45 Friday 10.00-22.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk


Thursday, 18 July

Lecture

Carmen Blacker Lecture: A Glimpse of the Modestly Literate Picnic Lovers of Old Japan
by Professor Yokoyama Toshio, Emeritus Professor, University of Kyoto

Time: 18.00
Location: Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential
Information: Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org www.sainsbury-institute.org


August 2013 - March 2014

Exhibition

South China Scenes: Lingnan School Paintings from the Ashmolean Collection

Time: Tuesday-Sunday 10.00-18.00 Bank Holiday Monday 10.00-18.00
Location: Khoan and Michael Sullivan Paintings Gallery (Ground Floor), Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.ashmolean.org eastern.art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk +44 (0)1865 278 067


Thursday, 29 August

Exhibition

Wu Chi-tsung Solo Exhibition
Wu Chi-tsung is fascinated by images, how they are made and how we see them. Expect UK premiers of playful installations and photographs

Time: 17.30-19.30 (exhibition continues to Saturday, 12 October, open Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00)
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free (talks and workshops also available)
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271 www.chinese-arts-centre.org


Thursday, 29 August - Sunday, 3 November

Exhibition

Women of the pleasure quarter: a Japanese painted screen
One of the most important surviving paintings from the 'floating world' (ukiyo-e) school, revealed in its 18th century cultural context. The Asahi Shimbun Displays.

Location: The British Museum, Room 3, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: Admission free
Information: information@britishmuseum.org +44 (0)20 7323 8299


September - December

Exhibition

Indian Paintings from the Simon Digby Collection

TIme: Tuesday-Sunday 10.00-18.00 Bank Holiday Monday 10.00-18.00
Location: Eastern Art Paintings Gallery (First Floor), Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.ashmolean.org eastern.art@ashmus.ox.uk +44 (0)1865 278 067


Monday, 16 September - Monday, 21 July 2014

Course

Arts of East Asia: China, Korea and Japan
This three term course will lead you from the early Neolithic material culture to the visual and decorative arts of the modern age. Connections will be made across the region, through religious and philosophical beliefs to artistic practice transmitted through travel and trade whilst highlighting the uniqueness of each country
with Helen Glaister

Time: 11.00-15.30
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road,
London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Book by year, term or day; £1700 per year, £630 per term, £58 per day (concessions available). Extended study of Certificate Option, additional £400
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/courses


Opens Thursday, 26 September

Exhibition

Project space exhibition: Chinese Graduate Design show
Working with the most recent of UK-based Chinese graduate talent, we open our second pop-up design show this autumn

Time: 17.30-19.30 (exhibition continues to Saturday, 19 October, open Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00)
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester, M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271 www.chinese-arts-centre.org


Tuesday, 1 October - Sunday, 1 December

Exhibition

The Arts and Crafts of Burma and Northern Thailand
To include lacquer-ware, manuscript chest, monk's throne, musical instruments, woodcarving, basketry, paintings, prints and images of the Buddha

Time: 09.30-17.00 daily (closed Sundays)
Location: The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust (The SADACC Trust), The Old Skating Rink Gallery, 34-36 Bethel Street, Norwich NR2 1NR
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)1603 663890 info@sadacc.co.uk


Thursday, 3 October - Sunday, 5 January 2014

Exhibition

Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art
Discover Japanese prints like no other, produced from 1600-1900 and banned for much of the 20th century. The exhibition sheds new light on this unique art form within Japanese social and cultural history

Time: Sunday-Thursday 10.00-17.30, last entry 16.20; Fridays 10.00-20.30, last entry 19.20
Location: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG (nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road/Holborn/Russell Square
Tickets: £7 (concessions available), on sale from 2 September
Information: www.britishmuseum.org +44 (0)20 7323 8181


Opens Friday, 4 October

Exhibition

New Permanent Gallery of Korea
A new permanent gallery dedicated to the arts and culture of Korea from the Silla Dynasty to the present day.

Time: Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00 Weekends & Bank Holidays 12.00-17.00
Location: Oriental Museum, Durham University, Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH
Tickets: Adults £1.50, Children & Over 60's 75p. Free entry for Under 5's, students in HE and Artfund members
Information: +44 (0)191 334 5694 oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk


Friday, 11 October - Saturday, 28 June 2014

Study Course

Arts of China Certificate Course:
This course of three terms covers the arts of China from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to contemporary art
with Nixi Cura and Dr Minna Torma

Time: 3 mornings and 1 afternoon per week
Organiser: Christie's Education
Location: Christie's Education, 153 Great Titchfield Street, London W1W 5BD
Price: £4000 per term
Information: Christie's Education +44 90)20 7665 4350 education@christies.com


Friday, 11 October - Saturday, 14 December

Exhibition

The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination
A visual narrative of the history of Zoroastrianism, the exhibition will explore the ways in which Zoroastrianism has been imagined through art, iconography and literature down the ages.

Time: Tuesday-Saturday 10.30-17.00 (until 20.00 Thursday) closed Sunday & Monday
Location: Brunei Gallery, SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tickets: Admission free
Information and related events: www.theeverlastingflame.com www.soas.ac.uk/gallery


Monday, 14 October

Lecture

V & A Handling Session: Zoroastrian Textiles in the V & A Collections
with Rosemary Crill, Senior Curator for South and Southeast Asia, and Moya Carey, IHF Curator for the Iranian Collections, V & A

Time: 11.30-12.30
Location: The Clothworkers' Centre for Textiles and Fashion Study and Conservation, Blythe Road, Kensington Olympia
Organisation: The Asia Department of the V & A, and the Department of the Study of Religions, SOAS
Admission free, but only 18 places available. Booking essential from 1st July
Information & bookings: Louise Hosking, lh2@soas.ac.uk www.theeverlastingflame.com


Thursday, 24 October

Residency

Open Studio 1. Project space exhibition: Will Kwan - Breathe residency programme
Will Kwan (b. Hong Kong) will be exploring ideas of shifting economies across the globe as his starting point for his residency

Time: 17.30-19.30
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271 www.chinese-arts-centre.org


Thursday, 24 October - Friday, 13 December

Exhibition

The way I see
The exhibition comprises a diptych of portraits and nature, using a unique technique of blending Japanese sumi-ink and acrylic paint.

Time: 09.30-17.00
Location: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace (Outer Circle), London NW1 4QP
Tickets: Admission free
Information: Shihoko Ogawa +44 (0)20 7486 4348 exhibitions@dajf.org.uk


Opening Friday, 25 October

Exhibition

New Permanent Gallery of Japan
A new permanent gallery highlighting the museum's diverse Japanese collections including prints, arms and armour, ceramics, textiles and furniture

Time: Monday-Friday 10.00-17.00, Weekends & Bank Holidays 12.00-17.00
Location: Oriental Museum, Durham University, Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH
Tickets: Adults £1.50, Children & Over 60's 75p. Free entry for under 5's, students in HE and Artfund members
Information: +44 (0)191 334 5694 oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk


Saturday, 26 October - Sunday, 19 January 2014

Exhibition

Masterpieces of Chinese Painting
An international exhibition to celebrate the finest examples and stylistic range of one of the greatest painting traditions

Time: Daily 10.00-17.45 Friday 10.00-22.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: £12 (concessions and family tickets available)
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/chinesepainting


Saturday, 26 October - Sunday, 3 November

Family event

V & A October Half-Term Family Events
Visit the V & A with your family and take part in making, performance and digital activities celebrating China and Chinese Painting

Time: 10.30-17.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: The Imagination Station and Digital Kids are free and drop-in but Pop up Performances are timed at 11.00, 13.00 and 15.00. Booking essential for Make-it workshops (recommended for ages 5-12 years, £7.50 per child, children must be accompanied by 1 adult)
Information & bookings: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/families


Thursday, 31 October

Gallery Talk

Did the Japanese Inro have European origins
by Julia Hutt, Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL; Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Friday, 1 November

Study Day

Silver from the Malay World
Explore the rich traditions of silver in the Malay world, from intricate ornament, exquisite techniques, styles to rare inscriptions

Time: 10.00-17.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Research Seminar Room A, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free
Information: Asia Enquiries +44 (0)20 7942 2322


Friday, 1 November

Gallery Talk

Collectors and scholars: Charles Stuart, Markham Kittoe and the British Museum collections
by Cam Sharp Jones, British Museum

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: British Museum, Room 33, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.britishmuseum.org information@britishmuseum.org


Friday, 1 November

Lecture

Mapping the Silk Road
The challenges of mapping the Silk Road and its sites for the UNESCO-ICOMOS Silk Road project
by Tim Williams, University College London

Time: 18.30
Organised by: The International Dunhuang Project, The British Library
Location:The British Library Conference Centre, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Tickets: Admission free
Information: Sarah Mullan +44 (0)20 7412 7685 idpevents@bl.uk


Sunday, 3 November

Lecture

The Imperial Luohans of Zhongdu
by Derek Gillman, Executive Director and President of the Barnes Foundation

Time: 18.00
Location: Christie's, 8 King Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6QT
Organised by: Christie's and the Oriental Ceramic Society
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential: Alexis Yuen ayuen@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2599
Information: The Oriental Ceramic Society, PO Box 517, Cambridge CB21 5BE
ocs.london@btinternet.com +44 (0)1223 881328


Monday, 4 November

Gallery Talk

Silver from the Malay World
Explore the distinctive characteristics, techniques, designs and usage of silver in the Malay world
by Sau Fong Chan

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL; Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Monday, 4 November - Thursday, 7 November

Short Course

Contemporary Asia
This specialist art course combines lectures with visits to museums and galleries, offering a practical guide to collectors and lovers of Contemporary Asian Art who wish to develop their connoisseurship under the guidance of experts

Organisation: Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art at SOAS
Location: Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tickets: £540
Information: Denise Acford +44 (0)20 7898 4451 da33@soas.ac.uk


Tuesday, 5 November

Gallery Talk

Decoding designs in Chinese imagery
by Jan Stuart, British Museum

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: British Museum, Room 33, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.britishmuseum.org information@britishmuseum.org


Tuesday, 5 November

Lecture

The Cohn Lecture. Pocket Qur'ans: A Turning Point in Medieval Islamic Culture
by Professor Robert Hillenbrand

Time: 17.15
Location: Headley Lecture Theatre, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH
Tickets: Admission free, booking advised
Information: www.ashmolean.org eastern.art@ashmus.ox.ac.uk +44 (0)1865 278 067


Wednesday, 6 November

Conference

Curating the Contemporary in China
Discussing the contemporary landscape, and potential of, current curatorial practice in, and related to China
with Aric Chen (Design Curator at M+ Museum, Hong Kong), Li Ning (Curator at China Art Museum, Shanghai, China), Gavin Wade (Director of Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK) and Rachel Marsden (Research Curator at Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester, UK) with additional guest speakers from Uk-based art galleries and museums

Time: 10.00-17.00
Organised by: Chinese Arts Centre & The Design School of Kingston University
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, 13 Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1EU
Tickets: Standard ticket £25 (concession & student rate £15). Conference dinner extra
Information & booking: Professor Catherine McDermott c.mcdermott@kingston.ac.uk +44 (0)7931 581029 www.chinese-arts-centre.org


Wednesday, 6 November

Lecture

The Sonia Lightfoot Paintings Lecture. New Clothes for the Emperor: Painting and Exoticism under Hui-tsung (Huizong)(r.1101-26)
by Howard Rogers, President, Kaikodo LLC

Time: 18.00
Location: The Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential. Priority to OCS members.
Information: Mary Painter, The Oriental Ceramic Society +44 (0)1223 881328 ocs.london@btinternet.com


Wednesday, 6 November

Lecture

Introducing the 'Masterpieces of Chinese Painting 700-1900' Exhibition
Introduces the themes and highlights in this ground-breaking international loan exhibition
by Zhang Hongxing

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Wednesday, 6 November

Gallery Talk

Form and Function: A Square Huanghuali Table
As part of the Ming Furniture series, this talk explores the exceptional craftsmanship in the golden age of classic Chinese furniture
by Dr Yupin Chung, The Burrell Collection Curator of Chinese Art, in cooperation with Thomas Jacobi, Marywood Institute


Time: 12.30pm
Location: The Burrell Collection, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow G43 1AT
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)141 287 2550


Thursday, 7 November

Lecture

The Annual Benjamin Zucker Lecture on Mughal Art. Jahangir's Gulshan Album and its marginal decorations
by Milo Cleveland Beach, Former Director, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC

Time: 19.00-20.00 followed by a reception (entry to museum from 18.30)
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre,
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Thursday, 7 November

Gallery Talk

Nataraja in the culture of South India
by Richard Blurton, British Museum

Time: 13.15-14.00
Location: British Museum, Room 33, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: Admission free
Information: www.britishmuseum.org information@britishmuseum.org


Thursday, 7 November

Gallery Talk

The Korean Gallery at the V & A
Tour of the Korean Gallery at the V & A with a focus on the latest acquisitions
with Rosalie Kim

Time: 13.00-13.45
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL; Meeting Point, Grand Entrance
Tickets: Admission free
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/whatson


Thursday, 7 November or Friday, 8 November

Workshop

Exquisite Enamels: Japanese Cloisonne
Join expert enameller Jane Short for this workshop celebrating Asian Art Week. You will learn how to master a range of simple decorative techniques on copper blanks before completing your own small design to take home. The V & A would like to thank Edwin Davies CBE for his significant gift of Japanese cloisonne enamels and his generous support.

Time: 10.30-16.30
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Sackler Centre, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free, booking essential
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/workshops


Friday, 8 November

Lecture and Reception

The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art and Culture. Tokugawa Japan: Ideologies in Conflict.
The Confucian Scholar

By Professor Richard Bowring, Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Cambridge
The Toshiba Lectures provide a public platform for a senior scholar of Japanese studies to present a research project, which is already well-developed, in a series of three lectures to a broad public audience

Time: 18.15
Location: Stevenson Lecture Theatre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
Tickets: Admission free. Places limited
Information: Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org www.sainsbury-institute.org


Friday, 8 November

Study Day

T.T. Tsui Memorial Study Day
Collectors, Curators and Dealers - the Asian Art Market in the 20th Century
with seven renowned scholars from East Asia, the USA, Europe and the UK

Time: 11.00-17.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre,
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Tickets: Admission free. Booking essential
Information: Ming Wilson +44 (0)20 7942 2245 m.wilson@vam.ac.uk


Wednesday, 13 November

Lecture and Reception

The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art and Culture. Tokugawa Japan: Ideologies in Conflict.
The Sinophobe

By Professor Richard Bowring, Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Cambridge
The Toshiba Lectures provide a public platform for a senior scholar of Japanese studies to present a research project, which is already well-developed, in a series of three lectures to a broad public audience

Time: 18.15
Location: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, SOAS, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Tickets: Admission free. Places limited
Information: Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org www.sainsbury-institute.org


Opens Monday, 18 November

Residency

Open Studio 2. Project space exhibition: Will Kwan - Breathe residency programme
Will Kwan (b. Hong Kong) will be exploring ideas of shifting economies across the globe as his starting point for his residency

Time: 17.30-19.30 (the residency continues to Saturday, 23 November, open Tuesday-Saturday 10.00-17.00)
Location: Chinese Arts Centre, Market Buildings, Thomas Street, Manchester M4 1EU
Tickets: Admission free
Information: elizabeth.wewiora@chinese-arts-centre.org +44 (0)161 832 7271 www.chinese-arts-centre.org


Thursday, 21 November

Lecture and Reception

The Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art and Culture. Tokugawa Japan: Ideologies in Conflict.
The Priest

By Professor Richard Bowring, Emeritus Professor of Japanese Studies, University of Cambridge
The Toshiba Lectures provide a public platform for a senior scholar of Japanese studies to present a research project, which is already well-developed, in a series of three lectures to a broad public audience

Time: 18.00
Location: Norwich Cathedral Hostry (Weston Room), Norwich NR1 4EH
Tickets: Admission free. Places limited
Information: Sainsbury Institute, 64 The Close, Norwich NR1 4DH +44 (0)1603 597507 sisjac@sainsbury-institute.org www.sainsbury-institute.org


Wednesday, 30 April 2014 - Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Course

The Islamic Mediterranean 1000-1500
Explores the wealth of artistic production and influence from 1000-1500 and how it circulated across the Islamic Mediterranean including lustre ceramics, enamelled glass and metalwork. Discover how the waters of the Mediterranean facilitated an unprecedented period of cross-cultural interaction between the three faiths of Islam, Christianity and Judaism
with Helen Glaister and Mariam Rosser Owen

Time: 11.00-15.00
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road,
London SW7 2RL
Tickets: £300 (concessions £255)
Information: +44 (0)20 7942 2211 www.vam.ac.uk/courses