Art Library / Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie
Peonies, cranes, pagodas and fretwork, in the European reading of Chinese decorative style.
5 collections, 1,700 pieces in total. Pick a collection to see the art inside it.
Engraving
Chinese banqueting house
From William Halfpenny, Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste , scan page 34
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Dragon-headed ritual staff
From Katsushika Hokusai, Hokusai Manga, Volume 5 , scan page 24
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Dotted vine pattern
From Owen Jones, Examples of Chinese Ornament , scan page 13
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Start with a subject or a set of historical plates.
Chinoiserie picks
Peonies, cranes, pagodas and fretwork in the European chinoiserie decorative style.
Chinese
Cloud scrolls, dragons, peonies and lattice fretwork from Chinese ornament sources.
Japanese
Waves, koi, cranes and family crests from Japanese pattern books and Hokusai's sketchbooks.
Chinese Colour Plates
Peonies, dragons and lattice ornament from Chinese decorative albums and ornament books.
Japanese Colour Prints
Birds, flowers and waves from Japanese colour-woodblock albums, printed flat rather than shaded.
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