Kalendarium

ÖSTASIATISKA MUSEETS VÄNNER

KALENDARIUM

ARRANGÖR ÖSTASIATISKA MUSEETS VÄNNER

Lördag 27 april kl.14.00: Fil.dr. i japanologi Monica Braw kommer att tala om sin nya bok ” Genji - tusen år med världens första roman” (Gidlunds förlag).

” Berättelsen om Genji ”, som skrevs för tusen år sedan av hovdamen Murasaki Shikibu, är världslitteraturens första roman, en psykologisk och realistisk skildring av kärlek, otro och svartsjuka. Romanen skildrar en värld där den estetiska känsligheten var en dygd och där insikten om formers och färgers försvinnande skönhet blev nyckeln till den traditionella japanska estetiken.

Plats: Östasiatiska museets hörsal

ÖVRIGT

Nu - 28 april: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC: Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings: Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings is the first major exhibition in the United States dedicated to Anyang, the capital of China’s Shang dynasty (occupied ca. 1250 BCE–ca. 1050 BCE). The source of China’s earliest surviving written records and the birthplace of Chinese archaeology, Anyang holds a special connection with the National Museum of Asian Art.

Nu - 17 feb 2025: A Passion for Jade: The Bishop Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: More than a hundred remarkable objects from the Heber Bishop collection, including carvings of jade, the most esteemed stone in China, and many other hardstones, are on view in this focused presentation. The refined works represent the sophisticated art of Chinese gemstone carvers during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) as well as the highly accomplished skills of Mogul Indian (1526–1857) craftsmen, which provided an exotic inspiration to their Chinese counterparts. Also on view are a set of Chinese stone-working tools and illustrations of jade workshops, which will introduce the traditional method of working jade.

11 - 12 juni: Stockholms auktionsverk: Klassiska & Asiatiska. Visning 4-10 juni.

11 - 13 juni: Bukowskis Important Spring Sale. Visning 5–10 juni.

13 - 16 juni: Art Basel: The Basel fair brings the international artworld together. It features over 200 leading galleries and more than 4,000 artists from five continents. Many high-quality exhibitions take place concurrently in and around Basel, creating a region-wide art week.

14 juni: Uppsala Auktionskammare: Internationell Kvalitetsauktion, Asian Sale. Visning 4-10 juni.