Exhibition Symposium – “Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia”

 

Square-lobed dish with insects, flowers, knotted ribbons, and swastika (wan, “10,000”). China. Tang dynasty, ca. 825–50. Gold. H. 1 1/4 x W. 6 x D. 4 in. (3.5 x 15.5 x 10 cm). Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 2005.1.00922. Photography by Asian Civilisations Museum, Tang Shipwreck Collection

The Exhibition Symposium
Title: “Secrets of the Sea: A Tang Shipwreck and Early Trade in Asia”

Saturday, April 22nd, 2017 (9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Columbia University, Pulitzer Hall, World Room

Participating scholars:
Regina Krahl, keynote speaker; Dr. Bryan Averbuch, CUNY; Dr. Dora Ching, P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University; Dr. John Guy, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Prof Derek Heng, Northern Arizona University and the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Center, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore); Prof. François Louis, Bard Graduate Center; Prof. Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Adriana Proser, Asia Society Museum, New York; and Dr. Liu Yang, The Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Keynote Presentation
The keynote presentation will take place at Asia Society on Friday, April 21 at 6:30 pm and followed by an exhibition viewing and reception. Asia Society New York City is located at 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street. To register for the keynote on Friday, visit AsiaSociety.org/NYC or call the Asia Society Box Office at 212 517-ASIA (M-F, 1 PM-5 PM)

Regina Krahl
“Precious Metals, Precious Earths: Luxury Goods in Ninth-Century China”

Saturday Symposium 
Morning Panel: The Belitung Shipwreck in its Historical Context

John Guy (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
“Arab Dhows and the Persian Gulf-China connection in the 8th and 9th Centuries”
Derek Heng (Northern Arizona University)
“The Tang Shipwreck and the Nature of China’s Maritime Trade during the Late Tang Period”
Bryan Averbuch (CUNY)
“Frankincense and Camphor in Canton: Islamic Merchant-Seafarers and Indo-Pacific Trade, 8th-11th Centuries C.E.”

Dora C.Y. Ching (Princeton University) – Moderator

Afternoon Panel: The Belitung Cargo
Victor Mair (University of Pennsylvania)
“The Belitung Shipwreck and Its Implications for the History of Tea”
Liu Yang (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
“Decorative Motifs on Changsha Bowls from the Belitung Wreck”
Francois Louis (Bard Graduate Center)
“Networks of Wealth: Tang Gold and Silverware in the Ninth Century”

Adriana Proser (Asia Society Museum) –Moderator

Co-organized by: Asia Society, Tang Center for Early China

Advance registration is required due to limited seating. Please RSVP for the Saturday symposium by April 17th at [email protected]