Ono Japonisme in Britain

Whistler, Menpes, Henry, Hornel and nineteenth-century Japan
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-62503-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

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 western art was included in the programme.
This book examines the nineteenth century art world against this background and explores Japanese influences on four artists working in Britain in particular: the American James McNeill Whistler, the Australian Mortimer Menpes, and the 'Glasgow boys' George Henry and Edward Atkinson Hornel. Japonisme in Britian is richly illustrated throughout.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ono, Ayako

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Ayako Ono gained her Doctorate from Glasgow University and is currently teaching in Japan.