Lecture: “One look at the Japanese collections of the MEN”

Joint presentation at the Musée d’ethnographie Neuchâtel
Through a choice of emblematic artefacts or masterpieces, the speakers will paint a picture of this heritage accumulated through the history of the Museum.
The Musée d’ethnographie Neuchâtel opened a window into its Japanese collections, thanks to the collaboration with Satomi Yamamoto (Professor at the Kyoritsu Women’s University, Tokyo), Akira Takagishi (Professor at the Tokyo University) and with Hans Bjarne Thomsen (Professor at the University of Zurich). These leading scholars of Japanese arts will present a summary of the results of an intensive one week research workshop hold on objects from Japan that are being kept in the MEN.
The speakers include:
Prof. Dr. Satomi Yamamoto, Kyoritsu Women’s University, Tokyo. Leading scholar of medieval Buddhist art of Japan, especially focusing on the six realm paintings.
Prof. Dr. Akira Takagishi, Tokyo University. Leading scholar of medieval Japanese art, especially focusing on Tosa school paintings.
Prof. Dr. Hans Bjarne Thomsen, East Asian Art History Section of the University of Zurich.