Japonisme
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thumb|Young Ladies Looking at Japanese Objects by the painter James Tissot in 1869 is a representation of the popular curiosity about all Japanese items that started with the opening of the country in the [[Meiji Restoration of the 1860s.]] Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japonisme was first described by French art critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872.
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Seclusion (1639–1858)
- Early exports
- Re-opening (19th century)
- Artists and Japonisme
- Vincent van Gogh
- Alfred Stevens
- Edgar Degas
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artists influenced by Japanese art and culture
- Theater
- Japanese gardens
- Museums
- Gallery
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Citations
- General and cited references
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Young Ladies Looking at Japanese Objects by the painter James Tissot in 1869 is a representation of the popular curiosity about all Japanese items that started with the opening of the country in the [[Meiji Restoration of the 1860s.]] Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design among a number of Western European artists in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858. Japonisme was first described by French art critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872.
While the effects of the trend were likely most pronounced in the visual arts, they extended to architecture, landscaping and gardening, and clothing. Even the performing arts were affected; Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado is perhaps the best example. thumb|upright|Window of La Pagode (Paris), built in 1896
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Japonisme” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.