Thursday 10 July, 2014
1:30pm BST
Urban chic: fashionable dress in the Edo period
Thu 10 Jul, 13.30
BP Lecture Theatre
Anna Jackson, Keeper of the Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum, will explore the style, decoration and social significance of the luxury garments created in Edo period Japan and reveal how the kimono developed into a highly expressive means of personal display.
Free, booking essential. Please contact the British Museum’s booking office
Sword: the essence of Japanese art
Sat 12 Jul, 13.30
BP Lecture Theatre
In this lecture, Victor Harris, Keeper emeritus of Japan at the British Museum and Christie’s consultant, discusses the origins and establishment of the Japanese sword over 1,000 ears ago as a work of art in its own right. Illustrated by swords from the collection.
Free, booking essential. Please contact the British Museum’s booking office
Dressed to impress Exhibition poster
Other events
Gallery Talks
Japanese miniature masterpieces: netsuke in the British Museum
Wed 23 Jul, 13.15, Room 3
A gallery talk by Noriko Tsuchiya, British Museum.
Free, just drop in
Staying in fashion: sartorial style in Edo Japan
Thu 7 Aug, 13.15, Room 3
A gallery talk by Nicole Rousmaniere, British Museum.
Free, just drop in