Session 1: “Power of Compassion: Paths of Transmission of Avalokiteśvara,” a digital project – Dorothy C. Wong, University of Virginia (current NHC fellow) Death of Images: Burial Practice, Relic Deposits, and Image Caches in Medieval China – Wei-Cheng Lin, University … Read more

The NC Japan Center is proud to present: J. Chris Wilson: “An Artist’s Scenic Journey – The Japanese Sojourn” Wilson is a painter and Artist in Residence at Barton College in Wilson, NC. He participated in a faculty exchange in 1994-95 that … Read more

In 2011, a Tsunami ravaged Japan. This tender tribute captures the recollections of survivors in one of the hardest hit areas. Their family and friends perished in the disaster, and their profound sense of grief and inconsolable losses are palpable. … Read more

Do medieval narratives and their pictorializations matter today? In 2008, a scandal at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco involved a 1389 handscroll of the Hachiman narrative, raising questions regarding the relevance of history, the veracity of images, and … Read more