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“Dunhuang Forgeries and Recent Silk Roads Research” – Kyoto National Museum International Symposium now online 

On 19 March 2022, the Kyoto National Museum’s International Symposium “Dunhuang Forgeries and Recent Silk Roads Research,” was held, co-organized by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures. In case you were unable to participate in person, the symposium recordings are now available on YouTube below.

Fast forward to 1:07:00 to view Professor Susan Whitfield’s keynote speech “Genuine or Forged? Refocusing on Dunhuang Manuscripts” and to 5:40:00 for Professor Simon Kaner’s closing remarks:

Japanese  https://youtu.be/kdepZGxaSF8

Chinese  https://youtu.be/SEOw40gpTIg

Original  https://youtu.be/K8NvEaMA5vo

The symposium programme (Japanese and English, with speaker profiles and presentation titles) and informational fliers (Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese) are available from the Kyoto National Museum’s website (see links below). The website also lists various online resources and events mentioned during the symposium.

Japanese  https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/jp/event/etc/20220319_sym.html

English  https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/oshirase/20220319_sym.html

Simplified Chinese  https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/scn/event/20220319_sym.html

Traditional Chinese  https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/tcn/event/20220319_sym.html