East Asia collections: staff & areas of expertise

Banks, Harriet

PA to Keeper and Asian Departmental Administrator (EA)
First point of contact for general enquiries (EA)

Faulkner, Rupert

Senior Curator
Japanese ceramics, prints and contemporary crafts

Hutt, Julia

Curator
Japanese lacquer, inro, netsuke and ivory carvings; East Asian fans

Irvine, Greg

Senior Curator
Japanese metalwork, including cloisonné and arms and armour; masks and performing arts; arts of the Meiji period

Jackson, Anna

Keeper
Japanese textiles and dress; cultural relations between Europe and East Asia

Le Moigne, Pauline

Assistant Curator
Japan & Korea:  General enquiries

Mengoni, Luisa

Curator
Early China (pre-1000 AD); Chinese ceramics and metalwork; Chinese export art and design

Persson, Helen

Curator (Collections Management)
Collections Management; Textiles and Dress: China, Central Asia, Middle east pre-1300

Wilson, Ming

Senior Curator
Chinese jade and hardstone carvings, furniture and ceramics

Wu, Anna

Assistant Curator
China: General enquiries

Zhang, Hongxing

Senior Curator
Chinese painting and graphic art; 20th century and contemporary China

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