The study charts Sirén’s itineraries during his travels in Japan, Korea and China; it introduces the various people in those countries as well as in Europe and North America who defined the field in its early stages and were influential as collectors and dealers. It also explores the impact of theosophical ideas in his work.
Minna Törmä is Lecturer of Chinese Art at Christie’s Education London and School of Culture and Creative Arts, University of Glasgow; and Adjunct Professor of Art History at University of Helsinki.