General introduction to major themes in the cultural, intellectual, and institutional history of China and Japan, with some attention to Korea and Southeast Asia. Two lectures, one preceptorial. This ...

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In 2015, Thomas Conlan, a Princeton professor of East Asian studies and history who specializes in Japan, sought a set of “komonjo,” or Japanese medieval documents, for his graduate seminars in ...

This exhibition showcases the breadth of the museum’s medieval Zen collections, highlighting rare and striking works from Japan and China to illustrate the visual, spiritual, and philosophical power ...

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