Society for Japanese Art Symposium on the occasion of its 85th anniversary February 4-5 2023

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Society for Japanese Art, a symposium titled ‘The context of Ukiyo-e’ will be staged in Leiden, the Netherlands on February 4-5 2023.

Saturday February 4 will include a joint visit to the exhibition ‘The Riddles of Ukiyo-e’ : Women and men in Japanese Prints (1765-1865) at the Japan Museum SieboldHuis and a screening of the Japanese filmdrama ‘Hokusai’ at the Museum voor Volkenkunde (Museum of Ethnology). This is followed by a panel discussion and the day ends with a cocktail party and optional dinner. 

On Sunday February 5, the keynote address and five presentations will take place in the Museum voor Volkenkunde.
 
The speakers are:

• Key-note address by Julie Nelson Davis (University of Pennsylvania): “Context Matters: Reframing Ukiyo-e.”
• Doreen Muller (Leiden University): "Uncovering the Hidden Legacies of the Tenpō Era Famine in Nineteenth Century Prints.”
• Alfred Haft (British Museum, London): “Time-off in Edo : Considering the city's places of leisure, with a focus on Takanawa."
• Paul Griffith (Kabuki specialist, translator for the Kabuki-za, Tokyo): “Surpassing the Strength of Men : Kabuki Heroines of the Warrior Class.”
• Angelika Koch (Leiden University): “Smallpox in Print : Disease, Publishing and Advertisement.”
• Mary Redfern (Chester Beatty Library, Dublin) will speak about a Gakutei surimono series (title forthcoming)

The maximum number of participants is 80 persons. Registration is on first come first served basis. Until November 27, SJA members have priority. After November 27, registration will be open to non-members.

For more information about the symposium and how to sign up, see the activity page for the symposium.