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DIPLOMATIC GIFTS OF ARMS AND ARMOUR BETWEEN EUROPE AND ASIA
Arms and armour have been given as gifts throughout history. Those pieces chosen or commissioned, as presents were often art of the highest quality as well as being practical gifts, usually intended for use. Many such gifts represent diplomatic contact between cultures from the far sides of the world, and this one-day conference celebrates the 400th anniversary of the gift of armour from the Shogun of Japan, Tokugawa Hidetada, to King James I and VI of England and Scotland.
The Tower conference is held in conjunction with SOAS, University of London, J400 and the 2012 London Matsuri festival, as part of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Anglo-Japanese relations. It will include papers on the Japanese armours presented to James I and other European monarchs, as well as a wide variety of aspects of gift-giving with arms and armour between nations, from the Middle Ages to the end of the nineteenth century.
Speaker(s): |
Dr Thom Richardson | talks |
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Date and Time: |
14 September 2013 at 10:00 am |
Duration: | Full Day |
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Venue: |
Royal Armouries Museum |
Organised by: |
Royal Armouries Museum |
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Tickets: |
£65 |
Available from: |
http://www.royalarmouries.org/events/events-at-tower-of-london/calendar/2013-09-14/east-meets-west |
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