Lecture
New Discoveries from the Robert van Gulik Collection: Woodblocks, Prints, Seals, and Calligraphy
- Date
- Thursday 24 September 2026
- Time
- Address
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Herta Mohr
Witte Singel 27A
2311 BG Leiden - Room
- Verbarium Room (1.128)
Program
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13:30-14:00 |
Examining Robert van Gulik’s erotic printing blocks at Wereldmuseum Willemijn van Noord (Wereldmuseum, Leiden) |
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14:00-14:30 |
Contextualizing Woodblock Making and Preservation in Ming-Qing China Fan Lin (Leiden University) |
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14:30-15:00 |
Reframing the Fragments: Letter Paper Designs by Yao Hua in Robert van Gulik’s Collection Pao-yi Yang (Contract Researcher) |
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15:00-15:10 |
Coffee and Tea |
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15:10-15:40 |
Reprinting Fengliu juechang tu (Pictures of the Height of Sophistication, 1606) in 17th Century Japan Doreen Müller (Leiden University) |
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15:40-16.10 |
The Artistic and Cultural Significance of Robert van Gulik’s Calligraphy and Seals: Selected Works from the Rijksmuseum Collection |
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16:10-16:40 |
Discussions: possibilities for publications |
This workshop is sponsored by the Robert van Gulik Fellowship.
Images credits: Rijksmuseum, Wereldmuseum, Leiden University Libraries