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Lecture: Unlocking the History of Meibutsu (Dr. Christine Guth)

https://youtu.be/Uxftmp9iBNs This lecture focuses on the topic of meibutsu with Christine Guth, art historian and scholar, drawing on her recent book Exemplary Things: Meibutsu in Premodern Japan. In this talk, Dr. Guth unlocks the long and multifaceted history of meibutsu and its role in laying the foundations for the identification, classification and preservation of Japanese cultural heritage. Meibutsu is a Japanese cultural keyword—with no exact…
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JASA Conference Travel Support Awards

The Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) invites applications from PhD candidates and faculty members who have had a paper on the subject of Japanese art accepted at an academic conference, for an award to support the costs of conference presentations. Expenses eligible for reimbursement include travel, accommodation, and conference fees up to the amount of $2,500. Upon completion, recipients will be asked to make…