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October 18th, 2013
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The open seminar of Japanese culture is held in Leiden and The Hague
Japanese Art Seminar 2013

November 10: Leiden University
November 11: The Royal Academy of Art


Co-hosted: Leiden University - The Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts (JAPA) THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences
Lecturer:	Professor Miida Seiichiro (Associate Professor of Tokyo University of the Arts, Woodblock print (mokuhanga) artist)

*The Lecture will be in Japanese and interpreted into English.

The Book of Stretch “red woman” 2013
Miida Seiichiro

Greeting

　The Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts (JAPA) was established in 1981 with the objectives to promote far and wide interaction in fine arts, to foster creative activities founded on the traditions of Japanese culture, as well as to exchange works of art with other foreign countries that will contribute to the improvement and development of the culture of fine arts in Japan.

With this aim in mind, this association has been carrying out various activities. Regarding international exchange in the culture of fine arts, we have held Japanese Art Program at Leiden University (the oldest faculty of Japanese studies in Europe was founded in 1855) in the Netherlands from 2005, and have sent artists as lectures. We held the Program that covered history, theory and practice side comprehensively in some fields of Japanese art in Leiden University to promote understanding of Japanese art in foreign countries. This project brings about great success and will hold the 7th lecture "Japanese woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga) " in autumn this year.

　At the same time, the Japanese Art Seminar is held for a target exceeding the student of the faculty of Japanese studies for the purpose of understanding of the Japanese culture to wide range of people. Japanese culture is more widely introduced through traditional fine arts of Japan. From Japan, a renowned woodblock print (mokuhanga) artist, Prof. MIIDA Seiichiro is dispatched as a lecturer this time.

　The Japanese Art Seminar opened to also outside the campus is sure that it becomes a precious opportunity to deepen understanding of Japanese culture. We welcome widely people to participate in this seminar.

JAPANESE ART SEMINAR 2013
“Water color and Multicolor Mokuhanga
- Publication / Printed Matter / Print Making: Reacquire primordial force -”

Lecturer: Professor MIIDA Seiichiro
About the talk: Professor Miida will consider aspects of Japanese woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga), which originated from a long tradition of printed book publication and other printed matter, and also taking into account its heritage from watercolor and multicolor printmaking in East Asia. He will look into the conditions that allowed printmaking technique and ideas to develop, including attention to paper. Professor Miida will also discuss some of his own works with the audience.

【Seminar 1】 Sunday, November 10: Leiden University
●Time and date	Sunday November 10, 2013, 14:30 hours
●Place	Lipsius building, Leiden University, room 0.05, Cleveringaplaats 1, Leiden
●Program	14.30-16.00 Talk, with Introduction by Prof.dr. Ivo Smits (Leiden University) 16.00-16.30 Question-and-Answer session 16.30-17.45 Drinks, Japan Museum SieboldHuis , Rapenburg 19, Leiden *The Lecture will be in Japanese and interpreted into English.
●Fee	Attending is free of charge but pre-registration is required. Please RSVP to: info@sieboldhuis.org with your name and e-mail address, and the purport of participation in English.

【Seminar 2】*Same lecture in The Hague Monday, November 11: The Royal Academy of Art Professor Miida will also deliver his lecture at The Royal Academy of Art, The Hague for students of the Academy.
●Time and date	Monday November 11, 2103, 16:00 hours
●Place	Royal Academy of Art, Prinsessegracht 4, Den Haag
●Program	16.00-17.30 Talk, with Introduction by Prof.dr. Ivo Smits (Leiden University) 17.30-18.00 Question-and-Answer session 18.00-approx. 19.00 Reception *The Lecture will be in Japanese and interpreted into English.

●Lecturer	MIIDA Seiichiro (Associate Professor of Tokyo University of the Arts, Woodblock print (mokuhanga) artist)
●Co-hosted	Leiden University - The Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts (JAPA)
●Grant	THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences Canon Foundation in Europe
●Support	Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
●Cooperation	Honorary Consulate General of Japan, Rotterdam-Japan Club Siebold Society

About the speaker:
Professor Miida (1965) is a renowned woodblock print (mokuhanga) artist, with exhibitions both in Japan and abroad. He is affiliated with the Tokyo University of the Arts.

>> Profile of Prof. Miida Seiichiro

* Related Article

・Profile of Prof. Miida Seiichiro

・"History of The Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts" Author: Owada Hisashi, Honorary Chairman of the Foundation and President of International Court of Justice (Japanese version)

・2005- Japanese Art Program, Leiden University

・Japanese Art Seminar 2012

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The Japan Association for the Promotion of Arts (JAPA)
Contact Person: Kagaya Sanae (Secretary-general)
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