Shared Coasts, Divided Historiographies

Mobilizing People, Ideas, and Artifacts in the East Asian Mediterranean

この地図は富山県が作成した地図を転載・加工したものです。
This map is credited by Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Upcoming Events


Online lecture in Japanese with simultaneous interpretation
October 21 Tuesday 5pm-7pm (Japan Time)

The Furniture and Objects Depicted in Ryukyu Royal Portraits

「御後絵」に描かれた家具および道具類について

HIRAKAWA Nobuyuki 平川信幸

沖縄県立博物館・美術館 主任学芸員

琉球王国王の肖像画「御後絵」は、単なる肖像画ではなく、儀礼空間を象徴化し王の権威を視覚化した絵画作品である。中央に国王を配し、背景に宮廷の設えや儀礼具、家臣団を描いた構成は、中国・韓国・日本の帝王像と一線を画す。沖縄戦で失われたものの、鎌倉芳太郎撮影の写真と近年返還された作品により、その文化的価値が再び注目されている。

本報告では背景に描かれた衝立や香炉などの、重要な図像の変遷から、王権表象の変化を読み解いていく。

本研究はJSPS科研費JP24K15942の助成を受けたものです。

Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 812 2636 9507
Passcode: 605476
日本語、英語同時通訳付き

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Previous Events


International Symposium
June 30-July 1, 2025
Venue: Conference Room, 2F. College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan University

Decentering the East Asian Mediterranean
Moving Artists, Artefacts, and Concepts


Hybrid lecture. June 17, 2025 17:00 hrs
Dr. Andrew L. Maske- Professor of Museum Studies, Wayne State University, U.S.A.

The Continental Roots of Arita Porcelain


Online lecture. January 29, 2025 15:00 hrs
KIDO Hironari - Associate Professor, Kyushu University.

Korea-Japan-Ryukyu in the Edo Period from the Perspective of Watanabe Zen'emon



Online lecture. January 9, 2025 17:00 hrs
SUZUKI Eka- Assistant Research Fellow Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica.

Huang Tu-shui (1895–1930) and His Era: The Beginnings of “Taiwanese Art” Under Imperial Japanese Rule



Online Lecture - April 22, 5:00pm

Seo Yoonjung - Associate Professor, Myongji University

Diplomatic Gifts and Cultural Exchanges: Sino-Korean Artistic Interactions in the Late Eighteenth Century

Online lecture. Monday, December 2, 2024 17:00 hrs
CHIU Hanni- Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Art History, National Taiwan University.

Visualizing “Homeland”: The Development of Taiwanese Art during the Japanese Colonial Period

This lecture will be conducted in Japanese, with English interpretation. 日本語(英語通訳付き)


Online Lecture - September 26, 4:00pm

Tessa Morris-Suzuki - Australian National University, College of Asia and the Pacific

East Asia’s Changing Landscapes: The view from Korea’s Diamond Mountains

Guest Lecture - November 6, 2023

D. Max Moerman - Professor, Barnard College/Columbia University

Angkor Wat as Gion Shōja:
Japanese Mappings of Buddhist India in Maritime East Asia


Opening Event - October 26, 2023

Kyushu University, Ito Guesthouse, Conference Hall

English and japanese only recordings (password req.)