East Asia Collections: Staff & Areas of Expertise
Francesca Henry-Pierre
PA to Keeper and Departmental Administrator
First point of contact for General Enquiries
Comber, Rebecca
Assistant Curator
Japan, general enquiries
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
Kim, Rosalie
Samsung Curator of Korean Art
Joseon domestic architecture and Korean gardens
Le Moigne, Pauline
Assistant Curator
China and 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
Zhang, Hongxing
Senior Curator
Chinese painting and graphic art; 20th century and contemporary China
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