Japonisme and the Rise of the Modern Art Movement

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects lacquer, metalwork, ceramics, enamels and other decorative items excited, stimulated and inspired Western artists and craftsmen to produce th...

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects lacquer, metalwork, ceramics, enamels and other decorative items excited, stimulated and inspired Western artists and craftsmen to produce their own works. Arts of the Meiji period (18681912) were displayed at international exhibitions, galleries of influential dealers and at fashionable stores in London, Paris and Vienna. This book includes many examples of the superlatively designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection, the greatest collection of Meiji period art in the world. Artists such as Van Gogh, Whistler, Monet, Manet, Klimt and Schiele were all, to varying degrees, influenced by the arts of Japan. Van Gogh said that he owed his inspiration to Japanese art, but even he was probably not aware of just how much art in Europe had already been greatly influenced by that of Japan.

格雷戈里·欧文 (Gregory Irvine)

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曾担任大英博物馆策展人，直到1992年加入伦敦维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆，担任亚洲部的策展人，主要负责日本金属制品的收藏。他的研究领域涵盖日本艺术在英国的收藏史和展览史，国际展览上的日本，以及明治时代欧洲对日本艺术观念和态度的变化。

目前的主要研究对象是明治时代日本景泰蓝珐琅。他针对日本艺术的多个领域发表了广泛著作，并在英国和日本的大学担任教学职务。