Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan

Grace Elisabeth LaveryPrinceton University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0691183626

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Quaint, Exquisite: Victorian Aesthetics and the Idea of Japan

Grace Elisabeth LaveryPrinceton University Press

ISBN-10: 0691183627 · ISBN-13: 978‑0691183626 · 2019

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This scholarly examination explores the profound influence of Japanese art and design on Victorian culture, tracing how the opening of Japan catalyzed a radical shift in Western aesthetic sensibilities.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
2019
Pages: 240Language: English

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Author: Jos LaveryAuthor: Grace Elisabeth Lavery

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Inferred: AestheticismInferred: Cultural ExchangeInferred: Japan-West RelationsInferred: JaponismeInferred: Victorian EraInferred: Material CultureInferred: Decorative Arts

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