Japonisme : cultural crossings between Japan and the West
Lambourne, Lionel
Japonisme : cultural crossings between Japan and the West - London Phaidon Press Limited 2005 - 240 pages : chiefly illustrated ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index. Coined by a French art critic in 1876, the term Japonisme was used to describe the craze for all things Japanese. Van Gogh copied Ukiyo-e prints, and art nouveau potters introduced flowing, organic themes, first seen in Japanese ceramics. This book presents a broad survey of the West's extraordinary love affair with Japan, beginning with the first contacts in the sixteenth century, and culminating in the artistic frenzy that swept Europe and America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Lionel Lambourne also uncovers the counter-current of Western influence on Japan. The book reviews not only the fine and the decorative arts but also interior decoration, costume and fashion accessories, literature and the theatre, travel, and gardens and plants."
0714847976
Art, Japanese
Art--Japanese influences
Japan--Civilization--Western influences
709.52
Japonisme : cultural crossings between Japan and the West - London Phaidon Press Limited 2005 - 240 pages : chiefly illustrated ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index. Coined by a French art critic in 1876, the term Japonisme was used to describe the craze for all things Japanese. Van Gogh copied Ukiyo-e prints, and art nouveau potters introduced flowing, organic themes, first seen in Japanese ceramics. This book presents a broad survey of the West's extraordinary love affair with Japan, beginning with the first contacts in the sixteenth century, and culminating in the artistic frenzy that swept Europe and America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Lionel Lambourne also uncovers the counter-current of Western influence on Japan. The book reviews not only the fine and the decorative arts but also interior decoration, costume and fashion accessories, literature and the theatre, travel, and gardens and plants."
0714847976
Art, Japanese
Art--Japanese influences
Japan--Civilization--Western influences
709.52