The tragedy of Chinese coolies in Cuba and Peru in the nineteenth century
Conference by Pierre-Emmanuel Roux, Senior Lecturer Head of the Korean Studies Section University Paris Diderot UFR Languages and civilizations of East Asia. Some [...]
Thai ceramics of the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries
lecture by Anne Fort, curator of heritage, responsible for Vietnam and Central Asia at the Cernuschi Museum. Until the twentieth century, Thai ceramics from the 14th-17th centuries were supposed to be [...]
Jâtaka the previous lives of the Buddha
lecture by Thierry Zéphir studies engineer at MNAA-Guimet and professor at the Ecole du Louvre. Buddhist literature includes a set of narratives, the Jataka or "Births", recounting [...]
Gods, spirits and demons of the kingdom of Chu (6th-3rd century BC)
lecture by Alain Thote, Alain Thote, director of studies EPHE, IVe section, Art and archeology of pre-imperial China. In pre-imperial China, the kingdom of Chu is certainly [...]
On the Tokaido Road - Masterpieces from the Leskowicz Collection
30 September 2019 On the road to Tokaido - Masterpieces of the Leskowicz collection, visit-conference by Sylvie Ahamadian, lecturer at the National Museum of Asian Arts - Guimet.
Caged singers and fighters: crickets and locusts in China
lecture by Michel Culas, former cultural advisor, historian and writer. The Chinese have always shown a particular interest for the infinitely small ... Very early insects have [...]
Buddha, the golden legend
Buddha, the golden legend, visit conference by Sylvie Ahmadian, lecturer at the Guimet Museum. The life of the historical Buddha is punctuated with historical facts but also with miracles and [...]
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The Buddhist-Taoist iconography of the Tang dynasty in the Sichuan rock sites, lecture by Christine Mollier, Research Director at the CNRS / CRCAO. The countless statues [...]
Fukusa textiles and gifts exchange in Japan
Fukusa Textiles and Gift Exchange in Japan, Lecture by Manuela Moscatiello, Head of Japanese Collections at the Cernuschi Museum. The word fukusa describes a square made of soft silk, [...]
Fifty years of Franco-Chinese relations,
Fifty years of Franco-Chinese relations, conference by His Excellency Claude Martin, Ambassador of France. Claude Martin describes a China - his China - in a thrilling portrait [...]
