Title: Chinoiserie :
Authors: Jarry, Madeleine.
Date: 1981
Publisher: Vendome Press :
Physical description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 29 cm
Language: English
LC classification: N
Abstract: A new style evolved in the decade of 1720-30. Now the Europeans would treat their "Chinese" and "Indian" subjects in a more fanciful manner, far removed from reality and often quite caricatural. Such chinoiserie owed much to the French, whose work would influence the whole of Europe. The development coincided with the emergence of the Rococo, an artistic manifestation all but synonymous with the reign of Louis XV. If chinoiserie cannot be identitified totally with the Rococo, it was certainly one of the more important aspects of that style, which in a very subtle manner combined Far Eastern elements with European motifs. -- Introduction.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Textiles and painted wallpapers -- II. Ceramics -- III. Furniture -- IV. Objets d'art -- V. George IV of England and exoticism.
Notes: Translation of: Chine et Europe. Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Chinoiserie (Art)--Europe.; Decoration and ornament--Europe--Chinese influences.; Decoration and ornament--Europe--History--17th century.; Decoration and ornament--Europe--History--18th century.