We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2022 this year and invite you to an online webinar ‘Japanese scrolls and the art of storytelling’.

Date: Thursday, 27th October 2022
Time: 1 PM
Venue: Please note that this event will take place online only (updated on 10.10.2022)
Registration is required: https://bit.ly/Japanese_Scrolls

Guest Speaker: Dr. Mary Redfern

Dr. Mary Redfern is Curator for the East Asian Collections at the Chester Beatty, Dublin. A specialist in Japanese art, particularly prints and ceramics, her wider research interests include the creation and consumption of art between cultures. Mary completed her PhD at the University of East Anglia, examining Japanese imperial tableware and diplomatic dining. She worked with East Asian collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Museum of Scotland and Bristol’s City Museum and Art Gallery. Her publications include The Art of Friendship: Japanese Surimono Prints (Chester Beatty, 2017) and Tennō no dainingu hōru (The Emperor’s Dining Hall) written with Yamazaki Taisuke and Imaizumi Yoshiko (Shibunkaku, 2017).

For more information and to register: https://bit.ly/Japanese_Scrolls

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This event is jointly organised by UCD Japan and UCD Centre for Japanese Studies, and supported by Ireland Japan Association, Experience Japan and UCD Japanese Society.