Japonisme : the Japanese influence on Western art since 1858/ Siegfried Wichmann ; [translated from the German by Mary Whittall ... et al.]. .
Material type: TextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 1999.Description: 432 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cmISBN:- 0500281637 (pbk.)
- 709.52 WIC
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Japan's door to the outside world was opened in 1858, ending a 200-year period of total isolation. The wealth of superb Japanese traditions of ceramics, metalwork and architecture, as well as printmaking and painting, reached the West and brought with it electrifying new ideas of composition, colour and design. In this book, Siegfried Wichmann, the internationally renowned expert on Japonisme, accompanies his breathtaking illustrations with a text that marshals a wealth of detail and opens up new lines of enquiry.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-419) and index.
Introduction -- Japan and Western art -- Historical survey -- The study of Japonisme -- A case-study : the kimono -- Representative artists -- Manet -- Degas -- Van Gogh -- Gauguin and the white-line technique -- Line and dot in Van Gogh\'s drawings -- Gesture and grimace in Lautrec -- Vallotton\'s woodcuts and the Orient -- Birds, beasts and flowers -- Living creatures in art -- Trees -- Bamboo -- The art nouveau iris -- Gourds and autumn leaves -- Butterfly and peony -- The tiger -- The cat -- Waterfowl -- Birds of prey -- Cranes and herons -- Cock and hen -- The raven -- The wild carp -- Insects -- Objects from Eastern life -- The wave -- The bridge -- Rocks in the sea -- The folding screen -- The fan -- Pillar pictures and vertical formats -- The sword guard -- Decorative combs and hairpins -- The dyer\'s stencil -- Artistic devices -- Ornamental patterns -- Diagonal composition -- Composite formats -- Trellis and grille -- Truncated objects and oblique angles -- Posts as a spatial dividers -- The silhouette -- Symbols, themes and abstractions -- The spirit world -- Stylization and abstraction -- Signs and emblems -- Ceramics and glass -- Semi-precious stones and glassware -- Vessels on stands -- The bottle-gourd form -- The black-and-white effect -- The dragon motif -- Chinese ceramic forms -- Celadon and white porcelain -- Japanese tea ware and modern pottery -- House and garden -- The influence of the Japanese house -- Gardens -- Interiors and modules -- Calligraphy -- From Zen to Tachism.