Meiji Ceramics: Japanese Export Porcelain 1869-1912
This is the first complete survey of Japanese export porcelain from the Meiji era to be published in English - a benchmark standard work for specialists and an insider tip for lovers of porcelain and anyone interested in Art Nouveau and Japan.
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Pressure exerted by America in 1854 caused Japan to open its doors after 260 years of isolation. Wide receptiveness to everything Western was the driving force behind the modernization of Japan initiated by the Meiji government, yet it also induced a rapid rediscovery of indigenous cultural values. At early Paris and London international exhibitions, the Japanese decorative and applied arts sparked off the Western fascination with all things Japanese japonisme. In Japan, on the other hand, new technologies were eagerly adopted the government realized that increasing production for export would be an excellent means of promoting Japanese economic growth and thus enhancing Japan's status worldwide. Meiji Ceramics represents the first in-depth study of the development of Japanese export porcelain against a highly charged background of political, economic and cultural factors. Includes 180 artists's signatures. Text in English.
Ch. 1New directions in Japanese fine and decorative artsManufacture and distribution18Arts and crafts and the public38Ch. 2Japanese arts and crafts and the West : international exhibitions, 1862-1900The International Exhibition of 1862 in London44The Exposition Universelle of 1867 in Paris48The World Fair of 1873 in Vienna50The American Centennial Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia54The Exposition Universelle of 1878 in Paris58Changing attitudes to Japanese fine and decorative arts, from the late 1870s to the early 1890s60The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago70The Exposition du Siecle of 1900 in Paris76Ch. 3Chronology, geography, marketing, technologyChronology80Geography and marketing84Technology112Ch. 4Stylistic characteristics; SatsumaPainted decoration116Shapes124Satsuma132Ch. 5Stylistic developments and exponentsKutani170Arita and Hirado186Seto and the Etsuke workshops of Nagoya and Yokohama222Kyoto236Tokyo and Yokohama266Miyagawa Kozan I280AppBijutsu and Bijutsukogei at national industrial exhibitions316
