1st Edition
Whistler and Artistic Exchange between Japan and the West After Japonisme in Britain
By Ayako Ono
Copyright 2023
158 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
158 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Ono examines cross-cultural artistic exchange between the West and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.
Studies of Japonisme have been dominated by searching out relationships of influence between artworks–trying to identify which specific works influenced a particular artist. Ono argues that a more holistic understanding of 'spillover effects' is necessary in... Read more
Introduction 1. An Introduction to James McNeill Whistler’s Work and Art Theory in Japan – from the Perspective of East–West Exchange, with Special Reference to Hayashi Tadamasa, Iwamura Toru, and Kume Keiichiro 2. James McNeill Whistler’s Introduction in Japan – Focusing on the Modern Japanese Literary World 3. Spread of Universal Beauty: James McNeill Whistler, Ernest F. Fenollosa, Kaneko Kentarō, and Charles Lang Freer 4. James McNeill Whistler’s Tonal Painting and mōrōtai 5. Conclusion: Nihonga for the World: Modern ‘nihonga’ and the ‘West (seiyō)’ and ‘Western Europe (seiō)’ as Relative Concepts 6. Postcript: Japanese Art Exhibitions in Britain from the Mid–Nineteenth Century to the Early–Twentieth Century
Biography
Ayako Ono is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan.
