Conference on Suzhou Prints

To coincide with the launch of Chinese Gusu Prints in the Christer von der Burg Collection, a conference on Suzhou prints was held in Suzhou on 12 April 2026. Over ten scholars from China, the UK, and South Korea presented their research.

The conference was chaired by Gao Fumin and Weng Lianxi. The papers presented covered the history, artistic features, dissemination, preservation and other aspects of Suzhou prints, and included:

王稼句《从姑苏版谈苏州城市》Wang Jiaju: Shuzhou City on Suzhou Prints

韩禅学《中国苏州年画所藏品研究》Han Seon-Hak: Suzhou Prints in Woodblock Printing Museum at Myeongjusa Templ

梁建宁《百景同屏：欧洲屏风上的苏州版画》Liang Jianning: Suzhou Prints on European Folding Screens

高登科 《图像旅行：清代苏州版画海外传播的三重跨越》Gao Dengke: Itinerary of Images: A Study of Intermediality in the Overseas Dissemination of Qing Dynasty Suzhou Prints

陈琦《姑苏版画的艺术价值以及对当代版画创作的启示》Chen Qi: The Artistic Value of Suzhou Prints and its Inspiration for Contemporary Printmaking

吴雪勇 《数字人文视域下姑苏版画的版本谱系重构》Wu Xueyong: Digitising Suzhou Prints

冯德保《欧洲冯氏藏中国版画》Christer von der Burg: Suzhou Prints in Christer von der Burg Collection

陆於平《大英博物馆藏的姑苏版画》Yu-Ping Luk: Suzhou Prints in the Collection of the British Museum

李啸非《世界的姑苏版》Li Xiaofei: Ther Global Reach of Suzhou Prints

吴蕾《关于姑苏版画的销售机制的研究综述》Wu Lei: A Summarise of Studies of the Sales Mechanism of Suzhou Prints