Category:Japonisme

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Japonisme refers to the 19th-century Western craze for Japanese art and design, particularly in France, following the reopening of Japan's trade in the 1850s. Coined by Philippe Burty in 1872, it describes the influence of Japanese aesthetics—such as Ukiyo-e woodblock prints, flat color planes, and asymmetrical compositions—on Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists, including Van Gogh, Monet, and Degas.