Lecture: The Construction of ‘Japanese’ and ‘Oriental’ Art History in Meiji Japan

February 11, 1999

Lecture: The Construction of ‘Japanese’ and ‘Oriental’ Art History in Meiji Japan
Prof. Shigemi Inaga (Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
101 Kress Room, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University (116th St. & Amsterdam Ave.)
6:00 – 8:00 PM

Professor Inaga is a member of the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Kyoto) and currently a Visiting Scholar at Columbia in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. He holds degrees from both Tokyo University and the University of Paris. An art historian and specialist in French art and culture, he has published numerous books and articles on French art of the 19th century, including his recent prize-winning book on Manet’s paintings, Kaiga no tasogare: Edouard Manet botsugo. He has also written extensively on Japanese art, literature, and comparative culture.