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This tile shows three cranes flying above waves, with a full moon and two clouds behind them. The cranes and waves are adapted from a Japanese pot that was displayed as a “jardinière” at the International Exhibition in London in 1862. #Japonisme#Japan#design#tileThis tweet was posted on February 07, 2023.
Gorham was the first American manufacturer to perfect and market Japanese-inspired objects of red copper with silver appliqués, hand wrought, hammered, and engraved by their silversmiths.
#Japonisme#Japan#DesignThis tweet was posted on January 18, 2023.
The Gorham Manufacturing Company, along with Tiffany & Company, was a leading manufacturer of precious metals at the height of Japonisme in the late 19th century. #Japonisme#Japan#DesignThis tweet was posted on January 18, 2023.
Renowned designer Christopher Dresser explored and reinterpreted many Japanese forms and motifs. Dresser designed one of the dragon vases for the Old Hall Earthenware Company, which exhibits both Japanese and Chinese influences.
#JaponismeThis tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Depictions of the dragon’s scales, long tail, gaping jaw, and flickering tongue fascinated Western artists who soon began producing their own versions of vases with three-dimensional dragons. #JaponismeThis tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
Japanese art was influenced by other Eastern countries, such as China and India. Japan’s mythical dragon motif originated in China. In Japan, dragons adorned items including vessels, where they appear coiled around them. #JaponismeThis tweet was posted on December 13, 2022.
See “Japonisme: A Passion for Japan” on display, post-security, in Terminal 2 and online at: https://t.co/CsNirkD88g
#Japonisme#Japan#DesignThis tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
One of the exhibited plates also feature hanging wisteria. A symbol of longevity (fuji, 藤), wisteria has been grown for thousands of years in Japan and the motif often appears on kimono, and many forms of Japanese art.
#JaponismeThis tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.
Royal Doulton, which was founded in 1815, produced this “Spray” pattern in the 1880s, likely inspired by Japanese mon (紋). Mon are decorative crests traditionally used to identify a Japanese family. #JaponismeThis tweet was posted on November 28, 2022.