London Netsuke Symposium 2010 UPDATE!
Plans for the symposium are progressing well and November 5th is getting steadily closer. Over half the places have already been reserved and we are now able to furnish you with more details of our programme.
Dartmouth House, Mayfair, London 37 Charles Street, London W1J 5ED
The Crypt
Our welcoming dinner will be held on the evening of Friday 5th November - Guy Fawkes Night in Britain, when the foiled attempt to blow up Parliament is celebrated throughout the country with bonfires and fireworks, and the burning of effigies of 'the Guy'. This will be held in the historic mediaeval crypt of St Ethelreda's, London's oldest Roman Catholic Church. It was here that the Bishops of Ely threw a lavish three-day feast for Henry VIII and his bride Katherine of Aragon (Katherine was his first wife whose failure to produce a healthy male heir caused Henry to seek the first of his divorces).
Lectures will include the following speakers:
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Professor Timon Screech Edo Sumptuary Laws and Fashions
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Alain Ducros Mitsuhiro and Hakuryu |
Dr Edmund J Lewis Chicago The work of Ritsuo |
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Katherine Martin Scholten Japanese Art, New York Identifying netsuke subjects through Japanese prints |
Sem Djelal, London Black wood netsuke and how to appreciate them |
Anne Wrangham Northumberland Anne will give a talk about her husband, the late Ted Wrangham
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Rosemary Bandini London The Harrogate Connection, three great British netsuke collectors of the 20th century, featuring a film of Anne Hull Grundy (pictured above). |
Paul Moss London Toshiharu Bokugyuken and Matsushita Otoman |
Magnificent Seven Seven collectors from around the world will be given seven minutes each to talk about what in their opinion makes a great netsuke, followed by an open floor discussion of the topic |
Workshops:
| Petra Dorman, Lancashire | Identifying netsuke subjects (please bring your netsuke!) |
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Gabor Wilhelm Paris |
Netsuke on my Mind |
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Yoichi Shimatani, Tokyo |
Kokusai |
| Norman Sandfield, Chicago |
Gateway to Netsuke Information and Resources in the 21st century |
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Alain Ducros Paris |
Who is Who? Bring along your Tomotada ox or your Tomakazu monkey as Alain will discuss signatures, pupils and followers of these famous artists. |
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David Hyatt King London |
The Kyoto Masakuza netsuke carvers and Hirado porcelain netsuke |
| Susan Wraight | Contemporary netsuke |
PLEASE NOTE!
Our Symposium coincides with the World Travel Fair in London and rooms will be at a premium. Those of you wishing to take advantage of the special rates at the Washington Hotel should contact Roger Pigg at Travelharbour as soon as possible: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , tel: (44) 208 329 3945
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