2023 Conference Programme
SUNDAY 15 October, 0830–1700: Norwich Castle Lecture Theatre
0830–0900

Conference registration

0900–0930

Welcome and introduction to symposium
Zhao Feng, President of IASSRTSimon Kaner, Executive Director, Sainsbury Institute for the Studyof Japanese Arts and Cultures
Group photograph0930–1115

kÉíïçêâë=~åÇ=aáëÅçîÉêáÉë=CHAIR: Simon Kaner, Executive Director, Sainsbury Institute
In What Form was Chinese Silk Transported to the Roman Empire?
Hero Granger-Taylor, Textile historian and Early Textiles Study Group
Nahal Omer Middens as Indicators for Networks of Trade along
the Israeli Silk Road: The Textile Evidence
Orit Shamir, Israel Antiquities Authority
A New Study of Samite Textiles found in Northwest China
Zhao Feng, President of IASSRTA Probable Silk Heirloom from Central Asia Recoveredfrom a Late Tenth-Century House in Dublin
Frances Pritchard, University of Manchester
The Song: a Lesser Empire and Silk
Morris Rossabi, Columbia University

1115–1145

Tea/Coffee break

1145–1330

båÖäáëÜ=~åÇ=kçêïáÅÜ=qÉñíáäÉë=CHAIR: Ruth Battersby, Senior Curator, Costume and Textiles, Norwich Museums
Black Mulberry Silk in Early Modern EnglandPeter Coles, Goldsmiths, University of London
Transactional Relations: the Role of the Woven Sample
in Eighteenth-Century Norwich
Victoria Mitchell, Norwich University of the Arts

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The East India Company's Trade with China in Norwich Camblets, 1780–1850
Michael Nix, Independent textile and maritime historian, Norwich
East Meets West: The Norwich Shawl and the 'Homecoming of Empire'
Anna Muthesius, University of Cambridge
The Funerary Silks of Walter Lyhert, Bishop of Norwich (1446–1472):
a Re-creative Enterprise
Agata Gomolka, Norwich Castle Museum
1330–1530

1530–1645

Lunch and textile viewing (two groups)

Textiles and pattern books from Norwich Castle Museum
Ruth Battersby, Norwich MuseumspçìíÜ=~åÇ=pçìíÜÉ~ëí=^ëá~
CHAIR: Zhao Feng, President of IASSRTThe Value of Silk Weaving Technology in Southwest China
in the Process of the Southward Migration of Silk Production
Zhang Xia, Shanghai History Museum
Reinventing Silk Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand
Anucha Thirakanont, Thammasat University
Echoes and Fragments: Reconstructing the Oldest-Known
Batik Cloth from Indonesia
Christopher Buckley, Researcher at Tracing Patterns Foundation
Reconstruction of the Bloodline: Fashion Changes in Hmong Clothing
Han Zheng, National Chengchi University

1715–1900

1930 onwards

Visit to the South Asia Collection

Viewing of the South Asian textiles in the collection withcurator Mansi Rao, followed by a reception
Welcome dinner
Maids Head Hotel

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MONDAY 16 October, 0900–1645: Weston Room in The Hostry, Norwich Cathedral
0900–1130

oÉÅçåëíêìÅíáåÖ=jÉÇáÉî~ä=aêÉëë=~åÇ=qÉñíáäÉëCHAIR: Susan Whitfield, Sainsbury Institute for Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
Viking Warriors Dressed in Silk
Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, Uppsala University andthe Swedish History Museum
Considering the Reproduction of Archaeological or Historical Textiles
Ruth Gilbert, Independent researcher/weaver
Reconstructing the Dunhuang Textiles–a Focus on Scientific AnalysisDiego Tamburini, The British Museum
Reconstructing the Costume of Early Medieval Sogdianafrom Artistic and Archaeological Sources
Nadeem Ahmad, Independent scholar
Short break
For a Faithful Reconstruction of the Original Historical Costume: Making ofa Prototype and Virtual Reconstruction of Woman’s Jeogori (jacket) in Koreaof the 16th century using DTP and 3D Virtual Try-on Technology
Minjung E. Lee, Instructor /Korea National University of Cultural Heritage
Insil An, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage
Yeon-Ok Sim, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage
The Complex Process of Restoring Historic Textiles
Alex Daniels, Account Manager at Humphries Weaving

1130–1200

Tea/Coffee break

1200–1330

g~é~åÉëÉ=qÉñíáäÉëCHAIR: Melissa Rinne, Senior Specialist, Kyoto National Museum
Non-Archaeological Silk Road Textiles in Japan: Reconsidering Fragmentsfrom the Shōso-in and Hōryū-ji
Oyama Yuzuruha, Tokyo National Museum
Rediscovering Silk Road Collections: Textiles Brought to Japanby the Ōtani Expeditions
Hiroya Himeka, Tokyo National Museum
Rare Tang Dynasty Felt Rugs, Well Preserved Treasures of the Shōsō-in
Jorie Johnson, Artist/Independent Scholar, (read by Melissa Rinne)
A Patterning System of Figured Silk: A Case of Ancient Buddhist Art fromthe Tarim Basin and Nara
Goto Kosuke, Independent researcher5==

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Simon Kaner, Sainsbury Institute1330–1415

Lunch

1415–1530

qÉñíáäÉ=aÉëáÖåëCHAIR: Helen Persson, University of Glasgow
Extracting Design Information from Textile Impressions
Victoria Sluka, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Coral Motifs at the Qing imperial court
Pippa Lacey, UEA
Birds and Beasts on Silks: Nomadic Preferences for Imported Textiles
in the pre-Mongol Desht-i Kipchak
Irina Shingiray, University of Oxford
Hunting Animals in Italian Textiles During the 14th and 15th Centuries and their
Relationship with Chinese ‘Spring Water and Autumn Mountain’ (春水秋山) Activities
Shi Liu, Zhejiang University
Closing remarks

1545–1615

Viewing of Norwich Cathedral textile collection
First group (inc. board members)

1615–1645

Viewing of Norwich Cathedral textile collection
Second group

1630

IASSRT Board Meeting(Board members only)—Sainsbury Institute, 64 The CloseTUESDAY 17 OCTOBER, Post-symposium Tour Day 1
Visits to Humphries Weaving, Gainsborough’s House and related textile sites in Sudbury, Suffolk
Visits to sites related to Norwich’s textile industry(Optional)
WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER, Post-symposium Tour Day 2
Visit to National Trust Textile Conservation Studio at Blickling Hall, Norfolk
Visit to Holkham Hall, Norfolk, to view reconstructed textiles in the collection(Optional)
THURSDAY 19 OCTOBER
Visit to the scientific laboratories of the British Museum(Optional)

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