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Thursday, December 7, 11:30 am: HYI Book Talk, "Public Interest and State Legitimation: Early Modern England, Japan, and China," (Wenkai He, chaired by Elizabeth Perry). For details, see: ow.ly/msgT50Qc4WI

Go on a visual journey of discovery down the winding slope of Yoshiwara depicted in this ukiyo-e titled ‘Emon-zaka’ by Hiroshige II (1826-1869), housed in the Lisa Sainsbury Library. sainsbury-institute.org/library-treasu…

Image Fees - there's an important development after a recent Court of Appeal ruling. It's Good News for historians and art historians (and art lovers generally). Long thread. >

The Times’s art critics share the best art books they read in 2023, from an up-close tour of Vermeer’s paintings, to Wade Guyton’s reinterpretation of Manet’s work, to the much-anticipated anti-memoir of one of our most influential art writers. nyti.ms/3v0JR5J

Congratulations to our Ryoko Matsuba on the inclusion of the book she translated, Mad About Painting, a collection of texts featuring Katsushika Hokusai’s words (published by David Zwirner Books), in the The New York Times' Best Art Books of 2023 list! nytimes.com/2023/12/14/art…

.Ryoko Matsuba heads digitisation projects for the Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures initiative. Discover insights from the participants of the 2nd round of digitising Japanese artefacts at the Chiddingstone Castle: tinyurl.com/29d23948

Read Jade Zhang's report on her experience of participating in the Ishibashi Foundation Digital Futures project with Dr Ryoko Matsuba at the National Museum of Scotland, digitising their tsuba (sword guard) collection. #digitalhumanities sainsbury-institute.org/e-bulletin/dec…

Our January Third Thursday Lecture is happening tomorrow. There is still time to sign up if you haven't already and we look forward to seeing you online!

講談社様と相談して ・確定で1000万円の寄付 ・スキップとローファー最新10巻(3/22発売)のポストカード付特装版の利益を寄付 していただくことになりました！ 詳細はまた後日ですが、ポストカードのイラストも心を込めて描いております🙇🏻‍♂️

今巻だけあとがきをこちらにもアップします。 私自身のこともたくさんご心配いただいたので報告です。 ※この件に関して一切の取材をお受けしません。 私にできる1番のことは仕事で返すことだからです。 家族や友人に尋ねる事もお控えください。

This Thursday!

この度、Japan Past & Presentは日本研究に携わる専門家のために「外部助成金データベース」を立ち上げました！日本研究のための世界中の助成金を250件以上集め、応募資格・条件などから絞り込み検索が可能なようにいたしました。💻🌏 japanpastandpresent.org/jp/funding/ext…

We are very excited for next week's 25th Anniversary Nara to Norwich free events we've put together and hope that you can join us in #Norwich! More information: sainsbury-institute.org/japan-in-norwi…

Our Norwich exhibition of original 'tanzaku' works, featuring tea ceremonies and dynamic displays, showcases the integration of Japanese art into daily life, in collaboration with Kobe's MORIS Gallery. sainsbury-institute.org/events/tanzaku/

Third Thursday Lecture - Join us for "City life and salon culture in Kyoto and Osaka, 1770-1900" by Dr Akiko Yano British Museum on 18 July, 6-7pm BST at Norwich Cathedral Hostry & online. Explore Edo period salons & art! Free, booking essential. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Our exhibition, Hokusai: A Vision Above, in collaboration with 北斎館 is underway at Wells Maltings. Here’s curator Arai Miyuki giving a gallery talk this morning. Open till 13 July!

Our 1-day hybrid symposium, "Re: Imaging Production シン・複製" is tomorrow. Sign up from the link to explore with us the role of digital technology in art history. #digitalhumanities #hokusai #masterreplicas us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

萩尾望都の「半神」が無料で読める！ flowercomics.jp/chapter/57773/… 名作短編漫画を挙げろと言われたらかなり挙げる人が多いと思われる半神、16ページでこの内容の濃さ。すごい。この話をどのように読むのかも人それぞれなので、僕からは何も言わないことにします。

Join us for "Looking Forward in Japanese Arts and Cultures" on Sat 9 Nov at the Royal Academy of Arts, London! Experts will explore the future of Japanese art, archaeology, visual culture & more. 📅 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM 🎟️ Limited spots! Book by 21 Oct. sainsbury-institute.org/events/confere…

Applications open for a fully funded Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies Conference (3–9 Mar 2025) at @cjs_uea. For undergrad/masters students interested in Japan. Deadline: 2 Feb 2025. Details: sainsbury-institute.org/news/study/cal…