East Asia Collections in Scottish Museums
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East_Asia_collections_in_Scottish_museums.pdf
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Resource type
Research report
Creator (person)
Tothill, Vanessa
Date published
2020
Abstract
The opportunity to conduct a review of the East Asian collections in Scotland arose
alongside the development and opening of a new gallery, Exploring East Asia, at National
Museums Scotland. Initial research revealed that, although there were East Asian collections
of fine and decorative arts, archaeology and dress across Scotland, many of these
collections lacked detailed object records and provenance information. The East Asia
Collections Review contributes toward object identification by sharing specialist knowledge
and offering Chinese and Japanese language support where needed. An outcome of the
Collections Review is this resource, which lists East Asian collections in Scotland,
foregrounds important artefacts, highlights the key collectors and donors, and identifies links
between collections with East Asian artefacts. The report provides guidelines for future
research and is a legacy resource that can be used to support future appraisals of the
collections
Contributor (person)
Buckland, Rosina
Cao, Qin
Boyd, Louise
Cheung, Karwin
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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