| 9:00 - 9:10 - Opening remarks |
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| Session 1: Lacquers in Museum Collections - Chair: Erika FORTE |
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| 9:10 - 10:10 | Masami YAMADA (Victoria & Albert Museum, London): “Collecting Contemporary Japanese Lacquer at the Victoria & Albert Museum” |
| Marta BOSCOLO MARCHI (Musei Nazionali Veneto, Venezia, Italy), “Lacquers at the Museum of Oriental Art in Venice: Historical Setting and conservation issues” | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| Session 2: Scientific Challenges in Lacquer Research - Chair: Francesca PINCELLA |
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| 10:30 - 12:00 | Diego TAMBURINI (British Museum, London) and Ilaria BONADUCE (University of Pisa, Pisa): “Challenges in the Identification of Asian Lacquers in Historical and Archaeological Objects” |
| Jonas VEENHOVEN (Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, Brussels): “Biochemical Modification of Native Polysaccharides in Cured and Aged Asian Lacquers” | |
| Keito MINEO and Beiling WU (Kyoto University, Japan): “Natural and Synthetic Urushi: Present State and Future Perspectives” | |
| 12:00 - 13:15 | Lunch Break |
| Session 3: Material Degradation and Case Studies - Chair: Diego TAMBURINI |
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| 13:15 - 14:45 | Valentina PINTUS (Scientific Research Unit, Louvre Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates):“Challenges in Understanding Ageing and Degradation Phenomena of Asian Lacquers Through Scientific Methods: Current Progress” |
| Chiara RICCI (Centro Conservazione Restauro “La Venaria Reale,” Torino, Italy): “Identification of Asian and European Lacquers on Cultural Heritage Objects: Case Studies from the CCR 'La Venaria Reale'” | |
| Aurora CANEPARI (Museo Chiossone, Genova) and Rossella PANARELLA (University of Padova, Padova): “Crossing Scientific and Archaeological Data to Characterize Chinese and Japanese Lacquers from the Museum of Oriental Arts Edoardo Chiossone in Genova” | |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee break |
| Plenary lecture and demonstration - Chair: Keito MINEO |
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| 15:00 – 17:50 | Yutaro SHIMODE (Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto), “Maki-e: Techniques and Historical Significance” [Language: Japanese, with English consecutive interpretation] |
| 17:50 - 18:00 - Closing remarks - Francesca PINCELLA and Erika FORTE | |
