Japonisme

ジャポニスム / 1850s–1900s / Style / Cross-cultural Reception

Re-edits asymmetry, flatness and daring crops learned from Japanese prints into Western modern composition.

Asymmetry / Bold cropping / Flat color planes / Plants and everyday objects

Japonisme — ゴッホ『タンギー爺さん』1887Japonisme — モネ『ラ・ジャポネーズ』1876Japonisme — ホイッスラー『ピーコック・ルーム』1877
ゴッホ『タンギー爺さん』1887 ／ モネ『ラ・ジャポネーズ』1876 ／ ホイッスラー『ピーコック・ルーム』1877

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Breaking the Western centered composition with margin and cut · Reading a real chapter of cultural exchange concretely
Type
Faces true to the period and author; no meaningless Japanese
Composition
Cut the subject at the frame's edge; show depth by overlapping planes
Material
Woodblock colors, paper tone, keylines
Caution
Not generic 'Japanese style.' Show who referred to what, through which route.
Further study
James McNeill Whistler / Edgar Degas / ukiyo-e reception

Related entries

Source: The Met — Japonisme

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