Conference Title: The Shōsōin Imperial Treasury: New Directions in Research
Date: March 16, 2023, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Lower Level Lecture Hall, Harvard University
485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Organized by: Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
This is a hybrid event. For in-person and Zoom attendance, please register through the Google Form.
If you have any questions, please email them to shosoinconference@gmail.com. We look forward to your participation.
Conference Program:
9:30-10:15 "The Shōsōin Treasury: New Directions in Research," Yukio Lippit (Harvard University)
10:15-11:15 Shōsōin Treasures: Three Case Studies
“The Shōsōin Go Gameboard,” Joy Wu (Harvard University)
“The Shōsōin Silver Incense Burner,” April Peng (Harvard University)
“The Shōsōin Twelve-Lobed Oblong Green Glass Cup,” Sophie Lei (Harvard University)
11:30-12:30 “The Shōsōin and the Man’yōshū” (Panel Discussion)
Yukio Lippit (Harvard University)
David Lurie (Columbia University)
Melissa McCormick (Harvard University)
Danica Truscott (Harvard University)
2:00-3:00 “The Shōsōin and the Tōdaiji Great Buddha” (Panel Discussion)
Ryuichi Abé (Harvard University)
Cynthea Bogel (Kyushu University)
Bryan Lowe (Princeton University)
Akiko Walley (University of Oregon)
3:00-3:45 “The Shōsōin Annual Exhibition and its History” (Public Interview)
Featuring: Natsuki Kitazawa (Nara National Museum)
Rachel Saunders (Harvard Art Museums)
Yukio Lippit (Harvard University)
4:00-5:00 “The Shōsōin and the Silk Road” (Panel Discussion)
Jun Hu (UC Berkeley)
Deborah Klimburg-Salter (University of Vienna)
Eugene Wang (Harvard University)