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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