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Nara to Norwich

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Susan Whitfield

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture (SISJAC), the Nara to Norwich online exhibition is now complete. The 142 exhibits illustrate the introduction of new religions at the ends of the … Continue reading →

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Pet Monkeys in Khotan?

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Susan Whitfield

Probably the most numerous and unusual finds from the first millennium Silk Road kingdom of Khotan are small terracotta figurines. And while they include animals—such as the Bactrian camel and horse—that would have been familiar travellers on the Silk Road … Continue reading →

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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein, Part 5: 1922: Indian and Persian Paintings, British Museum.

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Susan Whitfield

After 1919, parts of the newly acquisitioned Stein collection in the British Museum started to be exhibited in permanent and temporary exhibitions. This series concentrates on the latter, but we have a few hints of the former in this period … Continue reading →

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Silk Road Summer School

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Susan Whitfield

4-day Silk Road course in central London Continue reading →

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Early Exhibitions of the Collections of Aurel Stein: Part 2: 1911: The Festival of Empire

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Susan Whitfield

The Festival of Empire opened at the Crystal Palace in north London on 12 May 1911 to celebrate the coronation of George V (r. 1910–1936). The Indian pavilion was one among the many exhibition spaces built to celebrate British imperial … Continue reading →

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The Mozac Hunter Silk

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Susan Whitfield

Although several scholars have tried to displace silk from its key role in trade assumed by the term Silk Road and have argued for the equal if not greater influence of other goods, the importance of silk is not so … Continue reading →

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