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Japan400 – Hirado and the British in Japan.

1 August 2013 - 26 September 2013

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A display of material from the British Library collections celebrating 400 years of Japan-British relations from the establishment of the English East India Company trading post at Hirado in 1613 to  the opening of Japan  in the 19th century.

British Library website

Link to the fascinating illustrated ‘blog’ by Lead Curator, Japanese & Korean, Hamish Todd 
http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/asian-and-african/2013/08/japan400-hirado-and-the-british-in-japan.html

 

Details

Start:
1 August 2013
End:
26 September 2013
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

British Library

Venue

Ritblatt Gallery, British Library
96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB United Kingdom