NOVEMBER 2022 · LISBON · PORTUGAL

24TH NOV.FUNDAÇÃO CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN

25TH NOV.MUSEU DO ORIENTE

26TH NOV.MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARTE ANTIGA


The Conference

The principal aim of this three-day conference (to be held in November 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal), will be to highlight the important contribution made by Asia to world art and universal civilisation, from the remote ages of the Silk Road, and its land and sea routes, to the modern age of globalisation. Guest speakers will present comprehensive and partial perspectives of the strong or enduring ties and links established among the various regional Asian cultures present at any one time in history. These include the economic and cultural bonds that every single one of them forged with the Western cultures they came across, commencing from the period of the Roman Empire until the end of the Middle Ages and then from the first globalisation to the present day. Finally, it is our intention to show the huge prestige afforded to the many artistic cultures of Asia in the Western world. This was based primarily on admiration for their outstanding technical skills as seen in the use of a variety of materials, some of them unknown in the West, but also on general acknowledgment of the exemplary capacity to imaginatively reinvent motifs, narratives and symbolisms shown in these works of art, not to mention the many scenarios and rituals underlying those artistic manifestations, ranging from the visual and decorative arts to the performing arts.


Speakers

Jorge Santos Alves
— PORTUGAL

Professor at the Catholic University

Fernão Mendes Pinto’s “Malay Mediterranean”. An Asian geopolitical concept in a modern Europe bestseller?

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Valentina Bruccoleri
— ITALY

PhD, Researcher, Ca’ Foscari University

From the Royal Banquet to the “Porcelain House”: Use and Display of Chinese Porcelain in the Islamic World.

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Francisco Capelo
— PORTUGAL

Private Collector

A Traveller's Eye, 25 years travelling in Asia.

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Maureen Cassidy-Geiger
— USA

Independent Curator and Scholar

Deciphering Asian forms and motifs in European porcelain from the Meissen manufactory.

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Cristina Castel-Branco
— PORTUGAL

Landscape Architect, PhD, University of Lisbon

Eastern voyages and the fascination of exotic gardens.

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Francisco Clode
— PORTUGAL

Director of DRAC Madeira

The Archipelago of Madeira in the context of the Portuguese maritime expeditions. Casa Colombo-Museum of Porto Santo.

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Alexandra Curvelo
— PORTUGAL

Associate Professor at the Nova University of Lisbon

The circulation of folding screens in the early modern world.

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Jessica Hallett
— PORTUGAL

Senior Curator, Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

Crossing Cultures, Crossing Time: China, Iraq and Europe, c. 800.

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Tianlong Jiao
— HONG KONG

Head Curator of Hong Kong Palace Museum

Linking Asia and Beyond: Presenting Chinese Arts with a New Perspective.

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Christiaan Jörg
— THE NETHERLANDS

Professor Emeritus at the University of Leiden

Functional Beauty. Japanese lacquer and porcelain for Europe.

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Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos
— PORTUGAL

Director of the Museum of the Presidency in Lisbon

From China to the world: ceramics and tea, two age-old commodities.

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Rossella Menegazzo
— ITALY

Associate professor of East Asian Art History University of Milan ‘La Statale’

Japanese aesthetics in Western contemporary new perspectives of space, materials and colour.

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Brigitte Nicolas
— FRANCE

Chief Curator of the Musée des Compagnies des Indes 

From China to Chinoiserie, the example of the Chinese fan trade and its legacy.

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Sonia Ocaña-Ruiz
— MEXICO

Professor at the Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

Novohispanic Enconchados. The Impact of Namban Lacquer, and Beyond.

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Clement Onn
— SINGAPORE

Principal Curator, Asian Export Art and Peranakan at Asian Civilisations Museum

A Transpacific Cabinet.

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Alexandre Nobre Pais
— PORTUGAL

Director of the Tile Museum in Lisbon

The blue, and the binding sea. Influences and dissemination of Portuguese 17th century ceramics.

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Fernando António Baptista Pereira
— PORTUGAL

President of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon

Identifying Indo-Portuguese Art and its impact in worldwide collections.

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William R. Sargent
— USA

Consulting Curator

America and China “adventurous pursuits in commerce…”.

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Nuno Senos
— PORTUGAL

Associate Professor at the Nova University 

Asia in Portuguese homes in the 16th century.

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Cora Würmell
— GERMANY

Curator of East Asian Porcelain, Porzellansammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Asia in Dresden: Augustus the Strong’s exceptional porcelain collection.

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Li Zhongmou
— CHINA

Former deputy-director of the Shanghai Museum

Recent Discoveries, Exhibitions & Researches on the Silk Road in Mainland China.

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Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Av. de Berna 45A, 1067-001 Lisboa

MORNING SESSION

Session Chair: Nuno Senos

09:10 → 09:50Registration

09:50 → 10:00Jorge WelshOpening remarks.

10:00 → 10:30Jorge Santos AlvesFernão Mendes Pinto’s “Malay Mediterranean”. An Asian geopolitical concept in a modern Europe bestseller?

10:30 → 10:40Discussion

10:40 → 11:10Fernando A. Baptista PereiraIdentifying Indo-Portuguese Art and its impact in worldwide collections.

11:10 → 11:20Discussion

11:20 → 11:50Coffee break

11:50 → 12:20Brigitte NicolasFrom China to Chinoiserie, the example of the Chinese fan trade and its legacy.

12:20 → 12:30Discussion

12:30 → 13:00Li ZhongmouRecent Discoveries, Exhibitions & Researches on the Silk Roads in Mainland China.

13:00 → 13:10Discussion

13:10 → 14:40Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION

Session Chair: William R. Sargent

14:40 → 15:10Cora WürmellAsia in Dresden: Augustus the Strong’s exceptional porcelain collection.

15:10 → 15:20Discussion

15:20 → 15:50Clement OnnA Transpacific Cabinet.

15:50 → 16:00Discussion

16:00 → 16:30Coffee break

16:30 → 17:00Nuno SenosAsia in Portuguese homes in the 16th century.

17:00 → 17:10Discussion

17:10End of session

Museu do Oriente

Doca de Alcantara Norte,
Av. Brasília, 1350-352 Lisboa

MORNING SESSION

Session Chair: Jorge Santos Alves

10:00 → 10:30Christiaan JörgFunctional Beauty. Japanese lacquer and porcelain for Europe.

10:30 → 10:40Discussion

10:40 → 11:10Alexandra CurveloThe circulation of folding screens in the early modern world.

11:10 → 11:20Discussion

11:20 → 11:50Coffee break

11:50 → 12:20Sonia Ocaña-RuizNovohispanic Enconchados. The Impact of Namban Lacquer, and Beyond.

12:20 → 12:30Discussion

12:30 → 13:00Maureen Cassidy-GeigerDeciphering Asian forms and motifs in European porcelain from the Meissen manufactory.

13:00 → 13:10Discussion

13:10 → 14:40Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION

Session Chair: Alexandra Curvelo

14:40 → 15:10Alexandre PaisThe blue, and the binding sea. Influences and dissemination of Portuguese 17th century ceramics.

15:10 → 15:20Discussion

15:20 → 15:50Cristina Castel-BrancoEastern voyages and the fascination of exotic gardens.

15:50 → 16:00Discussion

16:00 → 16:30Coffee break

16:30 → 17:00Rossella MenegazzoJapanese aesthetics in Western contemporary new perspectives of space, materials and colour.

17:00 → 17:10Discussion

17:10End of session

Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga

R. das Janelas Verdes, 1249-017 Lisboa

MORNING SESSION

Session Chair: Valentina Bruccoleri

10:00 → 10:30William R. SargentAmerica and China “adventurous pursuits in commerce…”.

10:30 → 10:40Discussion

10:40 → 11:10Tianlong JiaoLinking Asia and Beyond: Presenting Chinese Arts with a New Perspective.

11:10 → 11:20Discussion

11:20 → 11:50Coffee break

11:50 → 12:20Francisco ClodeThe Archipelago of Madeira in the context of the Portuguese maritime expeditions. Casa Colombo-Museum of Porto Santo.

12:20 → 12:30Discussion

12:30 → 13:00Maria Antónia Pinto de MatosFrom China to the world: ceramics and tea, two age-old commodities.

13:00 → 13:10Discussion

13:10 → 14:40Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION

Session Chair: Clement Onn

14:40 → 15:10Jessica HallettCrossing Cultures, Crossing Time: China, Iraq and Europe, c. 800.

15:10 → 15:20Discussion

15:20 → 15:50Francisco CapeloA Traveller’s Eye, 25 years travelling in Asia.

15:50 → 16:00Discussion

16:00 → 16:30Coffee break

16:30 → 17:00Valentina BruccoleriFrom the Royal Banquet to the “Porcelain House”: Use and Display of Chinese Porcelain in the Islamic World.

17:00 → 17:10Discussion

17:10Closing RemarksSecretary of State for Culture, Dra. Isabel Cordeiro


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Guided VisitsIncluding transport and lunch€65 per person (limited availability)

09:00Bus departs from Hotel PortoBay Marquês

(Rua Duque de Palmela 32, 1200-098 Lisbon)

09:30 → 10:30Guided visit to Carmona e Costa Foundation

(R. Soeiro Pereira Gomes 1, 1600-207 Lisbon)

11:15 → 12:30Guided visit to the Santos Palace, including the ceiling of the Porcelain Room

(Embaixada de França, Rua Santos-o-Velho 5, 1249-079 Lisbon)

13:00Lunch at Restaurante Primeiro Direito

(Parque Florestal de Monsanto - Campo de Rugby do Grupo Desportivo de Direito - Alto da Boa Vista, 1500 Lisbon)

15:00 → 16:30Guided visit to Fronteira Palace

(Largo São Domingos de Benfica 01, 1500-554 Lisboa)

16:30Bus returns to Hotel PortoBay Marquês

(Rua Duque de Palmela 32, 1200-098 Lisbon)

18:00Opening of exhibition Okimono: Japanese Porcelain Figures from the Edo PeriodInvitation extended to all conference participants

Jorge Welsh Works of Art
(R. da Misericórdia 43, 1200-270 Lisbon)

18:00Launch of the book The RA Collection of Cross-Cultural Works of Art. A Collector’s Vision, Volume VI, by Helder Carita, Alexandra Curvelo, Maria Antónia Pinto de Matos, Bruno Alexandre Morais, Fernando António Baptista Pereira and William R. Sargent, followed by a guided visit to the São Roque MuseumInvitation extended to all conference participants

Igreja de São Roque
(Largo Trindade Coelho, 1200-470 Lisboa)

18:30Opening of exhibition Personal and Precious: Chinese Tankards and Mugs from the Sapientia Collection / Canecas Chinesas da Coleção SapientiaInvitation extended to all conference participants

Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)

Launch of the book A Thousand Auspicious Meanings. Chinese Porcelain Teapots from the Sapientia Collection for the Domestic Market, by Pauline NgaiInvitation extended to all conference participants

Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)

20:30Conference closing dinner€70 per person (limited availability)

Museu Medeiros e Almeida
(R. Mouzinho da Silveira, n. 4, 1250-165 Lisbon)