The Sixth Forbes Symposium on Scientific Research in the Field of Asian Art will be held at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in the Meyer Auditorium on March 25th and 26th, 2018. The theme for the symposium will be: Research on early Chinese lacquer Buddhas.
The program for the symposium is below. For those interested in attending the symposium, there will be no fee but registration is necessary. Space is limited. Pre-conference registration is available until March 18th 2018 at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forbes-symposium-2018-tickets-39619772807 Questions regarding the symposium may be sent to: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Program: 1. J. Chang, PhD Candidate, University College of London, London UK “Chinese texts on the fabrication of Jiā zhù 夾紵 (dry lacquer) sculpture” 2. A. Jing, Professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI “Anige and Liu Yuan at Yuan Court” 3. D. Leidy, Ruth and Bruce Dayton Curator of Asian Art, Yale University, New Haven CT “Lacquer and Buddhist Sculpture in East Asia, Sixth-Eighth Century” 4. S. Mai, Curator, Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo JP “The style and techniques of dry lacker sculptures in Japan : the latest scientific report about the Seated Senju Kannon Bosatsu (National Treasure) of Fujiidera” 5. B. McCarthy, Andrew W. Mellon Senior Scientist, The Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC “Lacquer Analysis of four Buddha figures” 6. C. Reedy, Professor, University of Delaware, Newark DE “Body Relics in Tibetan and Mongolian Traditions” 7. J. Ritzinger, Assistant Professor, University of Miami, Miami FL “Lacquered Bodies: ‘Whole Body Śarīra’ as Relic and Image” 8. M. R. Schilling, Scientist, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles CA “Reflections on ten years of lacquer research at the Getty” 9. D. Strahan, Head of Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, The Freer Gallery of Art, Washington DC “Exploring the Techniques of Early Chinese Lacquer Buddhas” ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
