1st Edition
Japonisme in Britain Whistler, Menpes, Henry, Hornel and nineteenth-century Japan
By Ayako Ono
Copyright 2003
276 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
272 Pages
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Routledge
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Japan held a profound fascination for western artists in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the influence of Japonisme on western art was pervasive. Paradoxically, just as western artists were beginning to find inspiration in Japan and Japanese art, Japan was opening to the western world and beginning a process of thorough modernisation, some have said westernisation. The mastery of... Read more
List of figures Foreword Preface Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Japonisme Introduction: Japonisme and Japanese objects Japonisme in Britain Japonisme in Scotland (Glasgow) Mass production and design improvement: Christopher Dresser and Arthur Lasenby Liberty Japanese medieval and Greek art: William Burges and E.W. Godwin Women and Costume Conclusion 2. James McNeill Whistler's Japonisme Introduction Compostitions Japanese objects and subjectless painting Nocturnes Conclusion 3. Mortimer Menpes's visit to Japan: The influence of J. McNeill Whistler and Kawanabe Kyôsai Introduction Japanese subjects and Whistler's influence 25 Cadogan Gardens The influence of Japan Conclusion 4. George Henry and Edward Atkinson Hornel's visit to Japan and Yokohama Shashin Introduction Before the visit to Japan Yokohama Shashin in Broughton House Life in Japan Henry's Japanese subjects and use of photographs Hornel's Japanese subjects and use of photographs Conclusion Conclusion Appendices Glossary Notes Bi bliography Index
Biography
Ayako Ono gained her Doctorate from Glasgow University and is currently teaching in Japan.
'Ayako Ogawa's book is a useful addition to the literature on this theme' - Hugo Cortazzi, Asian Affairs/The Japan Society
