The purpose of the symposium is to look at the phenomenon of Japanese katagami textile stencils from various angles. Through discoveries in the last decade, thanks to the pioneering work of Akiko Mabuchi, Yuki Ikuta, and others, we have come to understand that the historical relationship between katagami and the western world has been profound, both in number and in the intensity of their receptions. Nonetheless, during much of the 20th century katagami have been almost entirely neglected by western curators and scholars, as hundreds of thousands continue their sleep in museum storages. One of our purposes is to resurrect this forgotten relationship and to understand the extent of katagami collections in the West and their receptions by western artists and designers.

The symposium is free and open to the wider public; no registration is necessary.

Location:
Main Campus of the University of Zurich, Rämistrasse 71, 89001 Zurich
See pdf with programm for panel-locations

Contact:
Section for East Asian Art, University of Zurich
Homepage www.khist.uzh.ch/Ostasien.html
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