Pressure exerted by America in 1854 caused Japan to open its doors after 260 years of isolation. Virtually uninhabited receptiveness to everything Western was the driving force behind the modernisation of Japan initiated by the Meiji govenment, yet it also induced a rapid rediscovery of indigenous cultural values. At early Paris and London international exhibitions, the Japanese decorative and applied arts sparked off the the Western fascination with all things Japanese - japonisme. In Japan, on the other hand, new technologies were eagerly adopted - the government realised that increasing production for export would be an excellent means of promoting Japanese economic growth and thus enhancing Japan's status worldwide. Meiji Ceramics represents the first detailed survey of the development of Japanese export porcelain against a highly charged background of political, economic and cultural factors. Stylistic development in Japanese ceramics did not mean one-sided Westernisation; instead, inspiration went both ways, most notably in the impact made by Japanese art on Art Nouveau and, ultimately, the Japanese aesthetic response to it.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Arnoldsche
ISBN-13
9783897901971
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96824870
Product Key Features
Author
Gisela Jahn
Language
English
Dimensions
Item Weight
2379g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gisela Jahn
Book Title
Meiji Ceramics: Japanese Export Porcelain 1868-1912
Format
Hardcover
Publication Year
1999
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
Number of Pages
208 Pages
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