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Category Archives: archaeology
Reversed inscriptions: Chinese writing going from left to right
I have come across an inscription which is read in reversed order, that is, from left to right. This is a famous inscription called Mogaoku ji (Record of the Mogao Caves) on the wall of the antechamber of Cave 156 … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, Chinese writing, Dunhuang, epigraphy, Palaeography, published papers
Tagged Chinese writing, Dunhuang, inscription
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The Third Ōtani Expedition at Dunhuang
Putting some of my older publications online: The Third Ōtani Expedition at Dunhuang: Acquisition of the Japanese Collection of Dunhuang Manuscripts (Imre Galambos) Journal of Inner Asian Art and Archaeology 3/2008: 29-35 Aurel Stein’s 1907 visit to the hidden cave … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, archaeology, Dunhuang, exploration, Japanese, Otani expeditions, published papers
Tagged Dunhuang, exploration, Otani expeditions, Silk Road
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Japanese ‘Spies’ along the Silk Road
Putting some of my older publications online: Japanese ‘Spies’ along the Silk Road: British Suspicions Regarding the Second Otani Expedition (1908-09) (Imre Galambos) Japanese Religions, Vol. 35, 1& 2(2010): 33-61 Abstract: The beginning of the 20th century saw the Golden … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, archaeology, exploration, Japanese, Otani expeditions, published papers
Tagged Japanese, Kashgar, Otani expeditions, Otani Kozui, Silk Road, spies
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Aurel Stein – Flowers to Lajos Lóczy
Last summer we were at Lake Balaton in western Hungary and decided to take a day trip to the Balatonarács cemetery to visit the grave of the famous Hungarian explorer and geologist Lajos Lóczy (1849-1920). In the West, he is … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, archaeology, Aurel Stein, Dunhuang, exploration, History of scholarship
Tagged Aurel Stein, Dunhuang, Lajos Loczy
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Impossible dates in manuscripts
Every now and then we come across impossible dates in Chinese manuscripts and inscriptions, which refer to years in reign periods that never existed. The common explanation for these is that the place where the manuscript was written was remote … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, Dating, Dunhuang, epigraphy, History of scholarship, Palaeography
Tagged Chinese, dating manuscripts, reign period
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Criticism of Chen Mengjia by fellow scholars
Reading on the history of simplified characters I came across a small book called 1957年文字改革辩论选辑 (Shanghai: Xin zhishi, 1958) which contains a series of articles from contemporary periodicals about the writing reform. I was surprised to find two vicious articles … Continue reading
Posted in 20th century, archaeology, Chinese writing, History of scholarship
Tagged archaeology, Chen Mengjia, Intellectual history
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Chinese seals found in Ireland
A while ago I published an article called “The story of the Chinese seals found in Ireland” (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2008, 18: 465-479) about a group of Chinese porcelain seals discovered in different locations throughout Ireland during the … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, archaeology, Chinese writing, History of scholarship, Palaeography, Seals
Tagged Chinese seals, Ireland, nationalism, orientalism
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