SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Text and Image in Japanese Books

Japanese books have often been accompanied by illustrations from medieval manuscripts such as emaki picture scrolls through woodblock printed books of the Edo period before 1870 to literature of the modern era. Woodblock print technology allowed Japanese commercial printing from the 17 th century to include illustrations, including in colour, more easily than movable type printing of the same era. This workshop will focus on examining the relationship between text and image in a variety of Japanese genres. The workshop is in conjunction with the SOAS exhibition of ‘1000 Years of the Art of Japanese Books’ from the Tenri Library. 

The workshop is supported by a grant from the Sainsbury Institute of Japanese Arts and Cultures.

Speakers:

• Rosina Buckland (National Museum of Scotland)
• Christian Dunkel (East Asia Department, Berlin State Library)
• Alfred Haft (SISJAC and British Museum)
• Michael Kinski (University of Frankfurt)
• Ryôko Matsuba (SISJAC)
• Laura Moretti (Cambridge University)
• Jenny Preston
• Ellis Tinios (Leeds University)
• Akiko Yano (SOAS, University of London)

Admission

The event is open to the public, no booking required.

1000 Years of the Art of Japanese Books

18 April - 22 June 2013

Presenting the public with an accessible insight into the historical relationship between Japan and the U.K. and encouraging a greater understanding of some of the shared knowledge, interests and experiences and the influence of the previous 400 years on this relationship today.

Further information about the exhibition