Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Our most pressing task as June begins is to select our inaugural cohort of Ishibashi Foundation Network Leader Fellows. We have been delighted by the response to this new programme and with the deadline for applications just past, we are looking forward to reading all the proposals – although the decisions will doubtless be difficult. […]
Dr. Pauline Ota’s Third Thursday Lecture on the ukiyo-e triptych known as Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre (c. 1843-47) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) offered not only meticulous research and thoughtful discussion of the composition’s major components, subjects, sources of inspiration, and cultural associations, but also a refreshing twist. When viewing this triptych in […]
I’m delighted to be guest editing this edition of the Sainsbury Institute e-bulletin. It offers a chance to showcase the work of the Centre for Archaeology and Heritage, where I work as an archaeologist with a focus on later prehistory and the early medieval period in Europe and Japan. My interests also extend to cultural […]