Alexandra Green – Royal Asiatic Society

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Hippisley Collection of Chinese classics now on loan at the RAS

The Society is delighted to have received a collection of Chinese books on long-term loan from the London Library. The books were collected by Alfred Hippisley (1848-1939), who worked for the Imperial…

14 December 2018

China, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
On this day in 1967

On this day (November 30th) in 1967, South Yemen gained its independence from Britain. Formerly the Colony of Aden, this had been ruled as part of British India from its invasion by…

30 November 2018

Photographs, RAS Collections, RAS Lecture Series
Dr. Alexandra Green (British Museum) – Sir Stamford Raffles: Civilised Views of Java

Alexandra Green is Henry Ginsburg Curator for Southeast Asia at the British Museum. She has a PhD on the subject of 18th century Burmese wall paintings from the School of Oriental and…

17 September 2018

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