A Pageturner: Japonisme in the Austro Hungarian Monarchy
Channel: Hopp Ferenc Ázsiai Művészeti Múzeum
Date: 2020-12-16

Japonisme in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy

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The volume Japonisme in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was dedicated to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and the countries which used to belong to Austria-Hungary, conducted by the Museum of Fine Arts – Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts in Budapest. This volume aims to present the recognition and appreciation of Japanese culture as something new and inspiring for the people but mostly for artists in the region.

The seventeen academic contributions are divided into four thematic segments. A New Acquaintance introduces the reader to the historical, political, cultural milieu of the inception of Japonisme in East-Central Europe – which was as special for the young Monarchy as it was for the newly restored Japanese Empire. Part Two, Travelling Artworks, concentrates on the reception, collecting and interpretation of Japanese works of art in Central Europe. The third unit, Artists and Artworks, discusses classic themes of Japonisme, such as painting, graphic arts, ceramics, glassmaking, and theatrical arts with a twist. Catalysts of Japonisme, the last segment concentrates on the cultural, political, social phenomena and ambience in Central Europe, which provided a fertile ground to the embracing of Japan, its culture and made citizens of the Monarchy more open to new impulses arriving from the East than ever before. 
The authors and editors hope that the present book will prove worthy to become a tangible memory of the 150-year-long respect and appreciation of Japan and its culture in the East-Central European region, our common heritage, as well as to ignite new, original, and challenging initiatives in the field of Japonisme research in our region and beyond.

Mirjam Dénes, Györgyi Fajcsák, Piotr Spławski, and Toshio Watanabe, eds. Japonisme in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Budapest: Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts, 2020.

Authors: Kata Bodor, Mirjam Dénes, Györgyi Fajcsák, Ildikó Farkas, Eszter Földi, Sándor Kiss, Agnieszka Kluczewska-Wójcik, Radu Leca, Peter Pantzer, Piotr Spławski, Filip Suchomel, Stefano Turina, Toshio Watanabe

Language of publication: English. Content: Foreword, Introduction, 16 academic essays, 2 appendices, ca. 200 illustrations. Length: 328 pages.
ISBN: 978-615-5987-34-2

Photos: Áron Harasztos
Music: Wagon Wheel Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. License 
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Video recording and editing: Mirjam Dénes