At Tel Aviv University speaking on the relations between Iran and China in late antiquity.

Many thanks to Tel Aviv University and Prof. Or Porath for an invitation to give a series of lectures on Sino-Iranian relations in late antiquity, Japanese star mandalas, and ancient astronomy in East Asia. We also visited the Israel Museum yesterday evening.

Congratulations to Tristan G. Brown, whose book Laws of the Land: Fengshui and the State in Qing Dynasty China was awarded the Biannual Book Prize from the International Society of Chinese Law and History! Learn more about the book: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Fantastic article by Abe Yasurō in JJRS. Abe examines Kamakura’s formation through its ritual border zones, particularly around the central shrine-temple complex of Tsurugaoka Hachimangū. This site served as both a religious and performative hub, hosting major ceremonies like the Hōjōe.