Jeffrey Kotyk
@jeffreykotyk.bsky.social
Historian, translator, writer. Nam studere servire Deo est. 子曰：「學而時習之，不亦說乎？」
Examining an astrological scroll (III 520) from Turfan, 9th century. Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Humboldt Forum. Several researchers are taking an interest in this object!
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Examining an astrological scroll (III 520) from Turfan, 9th century. Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Humboldt Forum. Several researchers are taking an interest in this object!
Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery.
September 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Visiting the Yale University Art Gallery.
The generals in the Beinecke edition of the omenology manuscript (天元玉曆祥異賦). The qi 氣 of the general will manifest in the sky in various ways.
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The generals in the Beinecke edition of the omenology manuscript (天元玉曆祥異賦). The qi 氣 of the general will manifest in the sky in various ways.
At the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, examining a copy of a Ming-era omenology manual (天元玉曆祥異賦) from 1425, but I think this manuscript dates to the early Qing.
September 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
At the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale, examining a copy of a Ming-era omenology manual (天元玉曆祥異賦) from 1425, but I think this manuscript dates to the early Qing.
At Yale University. Checking out the used bookstores.
September 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
At Yale University. Checking out the used bookstores.
Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Important forthcoming volume. Astrologers at Work: Essays on the Practices and Techniques of Astrology in Memory of Helena Avelar.
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We had a joint summer school program at Beijing between University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG). I had a lot of fun in Beijing.
September 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We had a joint summer school program at Beijing between University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG). I had a lot of fun in Beijing.
Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.
July 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Too many centipedes in the house. 天稚彦物語絵巻. Humboldt Forum.
I'm in Cambridge for the annual meeting of the British Society for the History of Science.
July 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm in Cambridge for the annual meeting of the British Society for the History of Science.
Première visite au Campus Condorcet. 🇫🇷
May 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Première visite au Campus Condorcet. 🇫🇷
Depictions of signs of the zodiac from Brauweiler Abbey, before 1141. Shell limestone, recycled Roman architectural pieces.Dauerleihgabe des Museum Schnütgen, Köln.
May 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Depictions of signs of the zodiac from Brauweiler Abbey, before 1141. Shell limestone, recycled Roman architectural pieces.Dauerleihgabe des Museum Schnütgen, Köln.
Many thanks to Prof. Ralph Kauz and Bonn University for the opportunity to present my book.
May 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Many thanks to Prof. Ralph Kauz and Bonn University for the opportunity to present my book.
Upcoming conference in Paris.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Upcoming conference in Paris.
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Last day of the conference was held at the Münster Zoo which has a cosplay event today.
May 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Last day of the conference was held at the Münster Zoo which has a cosplay event today.
In Münster for a conference. "Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History."
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May 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In Münster for a conference. "Same and/or Other? Animals in East Asian History."
www.uni-muenster.de/Sinologie/fo...
www.uni-muenster.de/Sinologie/fo...
Fine Sasanian metalwork. Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art (2023).
April 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fine Sasanian metalwork. Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art (2023).
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.
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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.
At Tel Aviv University speaking on the relations between Iran and China in late antiquity.
April 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
At Tel Aviv University speaking on the relations between Iran and China in late antiquity.
Nice configuration of Mars, Moon, and Jupiter tonight. Stellarium app.
April 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Nice configuration of Mars, Moon, and Jupiter tonight. Stellarium app.
New book. My article on the Vinaya is in here.
March 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
New book. My article on the Vinaya is in here.
Hōryūji 法隆寺, established in 607, is my favorite temple in the world. The original architecture (the main structures preserve it) is based on the standards of the Sui dynasty and even earlier.
March 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Hōryūji 法隆寺, established in 607, is my favorite temple in the world. The original architecture (the main structures preserve it) is based on the standards of the Sui dynasty and even earlier.