Fw: H-ASIA: Freer and Sackler Northern Qi Symposium, Jun 3-5, Registration Now Available

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Subject: H-ASIA: Freer and Sackler Northern Qi Symposium, Jun 3-5,
Registration Now Available

> H-ASIA
> May 13, 2011
>
> Freer and Sackler Norther Qi Symposium, Washington, June 3-5, 2011
> Registration now available
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> From: "Micklewright, Nancy" <MicklewrightN@si.edu>
>
> Symposium: Art and Material Culture of the Northern Qi Period
> Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium
> June 3-5, 2011
>
> The brief Northern Qi dynasty witnessed tremendous change in Chinese art
> and material culture. In fact, many researchers have described it as one
> of the most pivotal periods in all of Chinese history, forming the roots
> of the cosmopolitan culture that matured during the later Sui (581-618)
> and Tang (618-907) dynasties.
>
> Inspired by the Sackler's presentation of Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist
> Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, this symposium investigates artifacts from
> the Northern Qi period (550-77), the intellectual and ethnic contexts of
> their production, and current efforts to preserve and analyze this
> material. It begins with a keynote address by Professor Wu Hung of the
> University of Chicago that frames key issues associated with the era.
> Other leading specialists then present nine papers introducing new
> findings in Buddhist and mortuary remains. On the final day, a survey of
> existing scholarship precedes a roundtable discussion to identify topics
> for future research on the Northern Qi.
>
> Please visit the website for the conference program and registration
> information. http://www.asia.si.edu/events/XTSsymposium.asp
>
>
>
> Nancy Micklewright
> Head, Scholarly Programs and Publications
> Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
> Smithsonian Institution
> micklewrightn@si.edu
> 202.633.0401
>
> PO Box 37012, MRC 707
> Washington DC 20013-7012
>
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