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From: Magnus Fiskesjo
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Subject: ASIAN CERAMICS conference
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To: everyone interested in ceramics studies / Asian arts & archaeology
Enclosed is a conference announcement for your information,
for the upcoming conference ASIAN CERAMICS-FUNCTIONS AND FORMS.
For further information and conference registration,
the best is to contact the organizers directly, as follows:
Dr Bennet Bronson and Dr Ho Chui-mei
Anthropology Dept.,
Field Museum
Chicago 60605-2496, USA.
Tel. 312-922 9410 - 832.
E-MAIL: bronson@@fmppr.fmnh.org
or you can write to:
Asian Ceramic Research Organization (ACRO),
PO Box 595, Chicago, Illinois 60690-0595, USA.
- sincerely,
Magnus Fiskesjo [Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Anthropology,
and Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations,
University of Chicago. E-mail: fisk@midway.uchicago.edu]
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWS:
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A S I A N C E R A M I C S: F U N C T I O N S A N D F O R M S
A Conference Co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department of The
Field Museum, and The Asian Ceramics Research Organization (ACRO)
Friday-Sunday, 24th-26th May, 1996; The Field Museum, Lecture Hall 1
The conference is open to the public
Organizing Committee:
Chuimei HO, Co-chairman
Bennet BRONSON, Co-chairman
Malcolm SMITH, Conference Secretary
Miyako YAMAMOTO, Committee Member
Hershey ESCUDERO, Committee Member
Derek KLECKNER, Committee Member
Dodie BAUMGARTEN, Coordinator
Address:
Anthropology Department
The Field Museum
Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Tel: (312) 922-9410 Ext 832 & 414
Fax: (312) 427-7269 E-MAIL: bronson@@fmppr.fmnh.org
The conference will feature papers and discussions by
international specialists. All will focus on functional
and other influences on the design of Asian ceramics
during the last two thousand years.
There will be three groups of papers:
1. Importance of Food and Drink
How did eating and drinking customs affect ceramics? How did
ceramics fill requirements for storage, preserving, shipping,
preparing, serving, eating and drinking? Did these vary over
time and place? As an example, how were vessels for storing,
serving and drinking altered to accommodate the introduction
of Western grape wines and distilled spirits to East Asia?
How strongly do ceramic shapes and designs express cultural
identities or culturally specific purposes? Are the exuberant
colors and designs of late 17th century Japanese porcelain
connected with an increase in the variety of foods eaten?
Why and how did undecorated white porcelain evolve as the
standard for Korean table wares?
2. Effect of Religion and Ritual
What was the role of ceramics in the religious and secular
rituals of Asia? How did this affect the ceramics themselves?
Did their role vary from religion to religion and country to
country? For example, were Indian style ceramics used in the
same ritual way by Indonesians and Thais? Was there any
relationship between the ceramic altar sets and offerings
used by East and Southeast Asian Buddhists, Daoists,
Christians and Hindus? What about non-religious rituals,
such as ceremonial tea drinking in Japan and the serving
of wine to guests in Southeast Asian societies?
In early Asia, state and ceremonial gifts centered on
precious materials and special skills. Such gifts often
included ceramics, just as modern American presidents
may give Boehm ceramic birds to foreign dignitaries. Many
of the Asian ceramics involved are said to have been
of exceptional quality. What kinds of ceramics were most
popular as state gifts? From and to which countries? When?
3. Influence of Collecting and Connoisseurship
Ceramics are among the most widely collected and
appreciated forms of Asian art. When and how did they
achieve this status? For centuries, collectors, dealers
and scholars in many countries have been deeply
interested in Asian ceramics. How have these people
interacted? How has the market for antique ceramics
operated in the past and present? What influence have
collectors and connoisseurs had on the work of potters?
What are the differences between historical Asian and
European approaches to collecting?
Attitudes toward copying are sometimes claimed to show
a difference between East and West. Is this true? Did
East Asian connoisseurs formerly have more relaxed
opinions of reproductions than did their Western counterparts?
P R O G R A M
F R I D A Y, May 24
8:00 REGISTRATION Lecture Hall I
8:45 INTRODUCTION
Peter CRANE
9:00 EFFECT OF RELIGION AND RITUAL
Chairperson: WU Hung
9:05 Carla SINOPOLI, "Ceramic Use and Ritual Practices
in Hindu India: Historic and Archaeological Evidence"
9:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:05 Cynthia O. VALDES, "Ritual and Culinary Functions of
Ceramics Used in the Philippines"
10:55 Phutorn BHUMADHON, "Ceramics of the Dvaravati Period
in Early Thailand, 6th to 10th Century A.D."
11:30- Discussants: Bennet BRONSON; Stephen LITTLE
12:05
12:30- Viewing of the Art Institute of Chicago Collection
2:00
2:45 Chairperson: Jonathan HAAS
2:50 Richard PEARSON, "Prestige and Ritual in the Ceramics
of the Gusuku Period in Okinawa, 1100-1609 A.D."
3:30 ONO Masatoshi, "Ceramics Used for Japanese Rituals
in the l5th Century"
4:10 COFFEE BREAK
4:40 Ellen LAING, "Incense Burners in Ancient China"
5:20- Discussants: Michele PIRAZZOLI-
5:50 t'SERSTEVENS; Chuimei HO
6:00 Reception in the Founder's Room
S A T U R D A Y, May 25
8:45 IMPORTANCE OF FOOD AND DRINK Chairperson: Elinor PEARLSTEIN
8:50 Andrew MASKE, "Towards Reading the Morse Code: Japanese
Mukozuke Food Dishes in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston"
9:30 Dawn ROONEY, "Ceramics and Betel Nut Chewing in Thailand"
10:10 COFFEE BREAK
10:40 Robert SAYERS, "Belief and Meaning in the Preparation of
Three Korean Food Staples: Soy Sauce, Soy Paste and Red
Pepper Paste"
11:20- Discussants: Richard PEARSON; Hongnam KIM
11:50
12:30- Viewing of the Field Museum Collection
1:30
1:45 Chairperson: Bernd JESSE
1:50 Margaret CHUNG, "Chinese Yixing Wares:
Collectors and Connoisseurs of Tea and Ceramics"
2:30 WANG Qingzheng, "Chinese Ceramics and Their Functions"
3:10 COFFEE BREAK
3:40 Michele PIRAZZOLI-t'SERSTEVENS, "From the Ear-Cup [erbei]
to the Round Cup [zhan], Changes in Chinese Drinking
Vessels from the 2nd to the 6th century, A.D."
4:20- Discussants: LAl Suk Yee; C.J.A. JORG
5:00
S U N D A Y, May 26
8:45 INFLUENCE OF COLLECTING & CONNOISSEURSHIP Chairperson: Ross EDMAN
8:50 Chuimei HO and Malcolm SMITH, "State Patronage
and Its Influence on Connoisseurship"
9:30 RUAN Pinger, "Collections and Tendencies of
the Last Thirty Years of Ceramics in China"
10:10 COFFEE BREAK
10:40 Ronald Y. OTSUKA, "Forms and Non-functional
Functions: Collecting and Connoisseurship of
Contemporary Japanese Ceramics"
11:20 Discussants: WU Hung; Cynthia O. VALDES
12:00 Lunch Lecture: Shinichi FUKAGAWA (Koransha Corporation, Japan)
1:45 Chairperson: Chap KUSIMBA
1:50 LAI Suk Yee, "Unconventional Form for Conventional
Functions: Zhisha Studio Objects by Chen Mingyuan --
A New Phase of Yixing Ware in the 18th Century"
2:20 C.J.A. JORG, "Yixing Wares in Europe"
3:00 COFFEE BREAK
3:20 Stephen LITTLE, "Shao Pao on Porcelain:
A 15th Century Literatus's View of Jingdezhen"
4:00 Discussants: Eugene WANG; Ellen LAING
4:30 Wrap-up Discussion: Dean ARNOLD
5:00 ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE
Limited space is available for viewing the Art Institute
and Field Museum Collections, so reservations will be on
a first-come-first-served basis.
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AFFILIATION OF SPEAKERS, CHAIRMEN/DISCUSSANTS:
Dean ARNOLD - Wheaton College, Illinois
Phutorn BHUMADHON - Lop Buri Teacher's College, Thailand
Bennet BRONSON - The Field Museum
Margaret CHUNG - Three Friend's Studio, Chicago
Peter CRANE - The Field Museum
Ross EDMAN - U. of Illinois at Chicago
Jonathan HAAS - The Field Museum
Chuimei HO - The Field Museum
Bernd JESSE - The Art Institute of Chicago
C.J.A. JORG - Groninger Museum, Netherlands
KIM Hongnam - Ewha Women's U., Korea
Chap KUSIMBA - The Field Museum
LAI Suk Yee - The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ellen LAING - U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Stephen LITTLE - The Art Institute of Chicago
Andrew MASKE - Harvard University
ONO Masatoshi - National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura
Ronald Y. OTSUKA - Denver Art Museum
Elinor PEARLSTEIN - The Art Institute of Chicago
Richard PEARSON - U. of British Columbia
Michele PIRAZZOLI-t'SERSTEVENS - Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris
Dawn ROONEY - Independent Scholar, Bangkok
Carla SINOPOLI - U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Malcolm SMITH - The Field Museum
Cynthia O. VALDES - Oriental Ceramic Society, Philippines
Eugene WANG - University of Chicago
WANG Qingzheng - Shanghai Museum
WU Hung - University of Chicago
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TO REGISTER
Early registration is recommended for seat and parking
reservations. Please complete and mail the form attached below.
PARKING
Please indicate on the registration form (attached below)
if you will need a parking space. This will help us to
determine the number of parking places needed. Please
note that the parking places will be allocated on a
first-come-first-served basis. Try to use public
transportation if possible. We foresee difficulties
in parking as there is a major road modification
project under way in front of the Museum.
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R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
Type or print your name exactly as it should appear on
your name badge. One form is for one person. You may
copy the form if you need more.
Mail the completed forms to: Asian Ceramic Conference,
Anthropology Dept., The Field Museum, Roosevelt Road
at Lake Shore Drive,Chicago, Illinois 6O606.
______________________________________________
Mr./Ms./Mrs./Dr./Prof./ Last Name First Name
______________________________________________
Affiliation/Business
______________________________________________
Telephone (Business) Home Fax
I will / will not need parking during the conference.
I am / am not interested in viewing the Art Institute/Field Museum
Collections.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE (per person):
* Regular registration for three days $125.00 ___
* Student registration for three days $ 60.00 ___
* ACRO/Field Museum Member $ 80.00 ___
* Single day registration for
May 24th[ ] May 25th[ ] May 26th[ ] $ 60.00 ___
* Luncheon Lecture on May 26 $ 25.00 ___
* Full-text Conference Paper, each at $ 3.00 ___
* Postage for every five papers, ___
$3.00 (domestic) or $6.00 (overseas)
TOTAL (U.S. Dollars): ___
To request copies of the conference papers, please
check the surname of the speaker:
[ ] BHUMADHON
[ ] CHUNG
[ ] HO & SMITH
[ ] JORG
[ ] LAI
[ ] LAING
[ ] LITTLE
[ ] MASKE
[ ] MASATOSHI
[ ] OTSUKA
[ ] PEARSON
[ ] PIRAZZOLI-T'SERSTEVENS
[ ] ROONEY
[ ] RUAN
[ ] SAYERS
[ ] SINOPOLI
[ ] VALDES
[ ] WANG
Make check payable to "Field Museum - ACRO".
Send to Asian Ceramic Conference, Anthropology
Dept., The Field Museum, Roosevelt Road at
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 6O606.
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