Tang Center Lectures

Maritime Buddhist Art of the East Asian “Mediterranean,” ca. 900–1200
Apr 27, 2023, 4:30 pm

Abstract

How did maritime connectivity reconfigure the cultural boundaries of Buddhist East Asia during the medieval period? What is the role of seafaring ports in object mobility and in forming a Buddhist art different from that derived from the land routes of transmission? This lecture examines how the interwoven…

Location
East Pyne Building 010

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Sponsors
  • Department of Art & Archaeology
  • Tang Center for East Asian Art
The Matter of Inscription in Early Modern China
Nov 16, 2022, 4:30 pm
Location
Jones Hall 202

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Sponsors
  • P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
  • East Asian Studies Program
Water Transformation: Buddhist Meditation and Pure Land Art in Tang China
Nov 15, 2022, 4:30 pm
Location
McCosh Hall 50 and Zoom webinar option

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Sponsor
P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Tang Center Lecture Series | Meibutsu and the Formation of Japan’s Artistic Canon
Nov 9, 2022, 4:30 pm

Nov 2 Of Meibutsu and Masterpieces

Nov 7 Marketing Meibutsu

Nov 9 From Meibutsu to National Treasures

Location
McCosh Hall 50 and Zoom webinar option

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Sponsors
  • P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
  • Princeton University Art Museum
Tang Center Lecture Series | Meibutsu and the Formation of Japan’s Artistic Canon
Nov 7, 2022, 4:30 pm

Nov 2 Of Meibutsu and Masterpieces

Nov 7 Marketing Meibutsu

Nov 9 From Meibutsu to National Treasures

Location
McCosh Hall 50 and Zoom webinar option

Speaker

Sponsors
  • P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
  • Princeton University Art Museum
Tang Center Lecture Series | Meibutsu and the Formation of Japan’s Artistic Canon
Nov 2, 2022, 4:30 pm

Nov 2 Of Meibutsu and Masterpieces

Nov 7 Marketing Meibutsu

Nov 9 From Meibutsu to National Treasures

Location
McCosh Hall 50 and Zoom webinar option

Speaker

Sponsors
  • P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
  • Princeton University Art Museum
Connecting Dunhuang Sites, Art, and Ideas along the Silk Road(s)
Apr 22, 2022

Cosponsor(s): Organized by the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art and cosponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, the Department of Art and Archaeology, the East Asian Studies Program, and the Buddhist Studies Workshop.

Symposium overview

Strategically located on the edge of the Taklamakan desert in…

Location
50 McCosh and Zoom - Open to all ∙ registration required

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Visualizing Dunhuang Book Launch
May 26, 2021, 12:00 pm

Cosponsor(s): Organized by the Tang Center for East Asian Art, Princeton University

In celebration of the publication of Visualizing Dunhuang (June), please join the Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University for a panel discussion of the Buddhist cave sites at Dunhuang and the Lo Archive of 1940s photographs. Dora Ching,…

Art Work: Classifying Artifacts as Official Business in Late Imperial China
Mar 31, 2021, 4:30 pm

Cosponsor(s): East Asian Studies Program and the Tang Center
 

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Sponsor
East Asian Studies Program and the Tang Center
Turnips, Peppers, and Mangoes: Food Symbolism in the People's Republic of China
Feb 6, 2020, 5:00 pm

Cosponsor: East Asian Studies Program

Location
101 McCormick Hall

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Sponsor
East Asian Studies Program
Turnips, Peppers, and Mangoes: Food Symbolism in the People's Republic of China
Feb 6, 2020, 5:00 pm
Location
101 McCormick Hall

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Sponsor
East Asian Studies Program
The Art of Assemblage: Auspicious Elegance and Erudition on Display
Nov 7, 2019, 4:30 pm
Location
106 McCormick Hall

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The Art of Assemblage: Decorating for Seasons and Status
Nov 5, 2019, 4:30 pm
Location
101 McCormick Hall

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Illuminating Genji: A Lecture on The Tale of Genji Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Apr 16, 2019, 4:30 pm

Cosponsor: East Asian Studies Program

Location
106 McCormick Hall

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Albums of Ordinary Faces: Small-size Portraits from Painters' Studios in Late Imperial China
Mar 27, 2019, 4:30 pm

Cosponsor: East Asian Studies Program

Location
106 McCormick Hall

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