Institute of East Asian Art HistoryNarrating Japanese Art Histories: Past, Present, Future
- Date in the past
- Sunday, 30. June 2024, 10:00
- Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS), CATS Auditorium, HS 010.01.05, Building 4010, Voßstraße 2, 69115 Heidelberg
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of collaboration between Heidelberg University and Ishibashi Foundation, the Institute of East Asian Art History is organising an international symposium on the topic of “Narrating Japanese Art Histories: Past, Present, Future”, which takes place at the Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies of Ruperto Carola from 28 to 30 June 2024. The three-day event is open to public. Registration is required to participate online.
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Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies (CATS)
CATS Auditorium, HS 010.01.05
Building 4010, Voßstraße 2
69115 HeidelbergLive-stream
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Sunday 30 June
10:00 Keynote Lecture
Takagishi Akira (The University of Tokyo): 高階隆兼―日本美術史再考 [Takashina no Takakane – Japanese Art History Reconsidered]
11:30 Coffee Break
12:00 Stories from Museums
- Sarai Mai (Gakushuin University): A New Journey of the Kongo Rikishi (Benevolent Kings) Statues at Tokyo National Museum
- Rosina Buckland (British Museum): The Splendour of Modernity: Towards a History of Meiji Arts
13:30 Lunch Break
14:30 Stories of Women and by Women
- Julie Nelson Davis (University of Pennsylvania): Reconsidering Katsushika Ōi and the Hokusai Legacy
- Estelle Bauer (INALCO): Images as Part of the Paratext. The 226 Scenes of the Illustrated Tale of Genji (E-iri Genji monogatari, 1650–1654) by Yamamoto Shunshō
15:30 Coffee Break
16:00 Reflecting on the Narratives
Michael Radich (Heidelberg University)
16:30 Roundtable: Stories for the Future
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This summer, the Institute of East Asian Art History (IKO) of Heidelberg University hosts the international symposium “Narrating Japanese Art Histories: Past, Present, and Future” in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of collaboration between Ishibashi Foundation and Ruperto Carola. It also honours the academic achievements of Prof. Dr Melanie Trede, whose research focused on narrative art. The symposium features a prominent line-up of speakers and round table participants, with Prof. Dr Melissa McCormick (Harvard University) and Prof. Dr Takagishi Akira (University of Tokyo) as keynote speakers. The conference is open to the public, and will also be livestreamed.