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Art of the Mongols - 10-13 February 2014 (4 days)Specialist Art CourseDescriptionArt of the MongolsCourse Fee: £540The destructive impact of the Mongol invasions is well known. Less well known is the important contribution these steppe peoples made as patrons of the arts in when they established themselves in China and Iran in the 13th and 14th centuries.This course will devote two days to the arts of the Yuan, the Chinese dynastic name chosen by Kubilai Khan and two days to the arts of the Ilkhanids in Iran led by his brother Hulagu. In this period the Pax Mongolica was initiated and technologies, craftsmen and ideas flowed between China and Iran. It was a time of brilliant cultural flowering as the Mongol rulers sought to govern their disparate empires and sponsored a remarkable new visual language.The course featuresLectures by leading experts and curatorsVisits to museums, including unique access to reserve collectionsFor further details contact Denise AcfordTel: 020 7898 4451Email: asianart@soas.ac.ukLien : Art of the Mongols, Specialist Art Short Course, SOAS, University of London.