Obsidian (kokuyōseki in Japanese), a kind of black volcanic glass forged in the heat of eruptions, was a tremendously valuable| Nara to Norwich
The impacts of and on landscapes linking sacred and significant sites This year, the Nara to Norwich team has undertaken| Nara to Norwich
In our Nara to Norwich online exhibition, I discussed the practise of Buddhist monks in Japan being sealed inside small| Nara to Norwich
John Ljungkvist is a researcher at Uppsala University and has worked extensively on graves, centres of power and the material| Nara to Norwich
2024 marked the 25th anniversary of the Sainsbury Institute and as part of the celebrations, an exhibition was held at| Nara to Norwich
We are delighted to announce the relaunch of our Nara to Norwich website to reflect our next phase with new| Nara to Norwich
Report on a talk given by Professor Susan Whitfield, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture, at| Nara to Norwich
The Centre for the World in the Viking Age (WiVA), introduced by Neil Price in a previous blog post is now active. Here, Susan Whitfield tells us about the first in-person meeting of the International Advisory Board in Uppsala.| Nara to Norwich
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This abstract is by Frances Pritchard on an unusual piece of silk thought to have been produced in Central Asia but discovered in Dublin.| Nara to Norwich
Following the IASSRT symposium, we are publishing a series of posts showcasing the papers most relevant to the Nara to Norwich project. This abstract is by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, on silk fragments from the eastern Mediterranean found in Scandinavian burials.| Nara to Norwich