Szene aus der Geschichte vom Prinzen Genji_Miyuki, Detail
© Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst / Jürgen Liepe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How can a painted folding screen turn a story from the 11th century into a spatial experience? Japanese Studies scholars Berfu Şengün (University of Zurich), Dr. Sebastian Balmes (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) and Dr. Nora Usanov-Geißler explore how literature unfolds trhough images, taking a Japanese byōbu with scenes from „The Tale of Genji“ as their starting point.
The event will be held in English.
Free admission.
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