Tillerot, Isabelle: East Asian Aesthetics and the Space of Painting in Eighteenth-Century Europe. Los Angeles: 2024. 269 pages, 46 colour and 101 black and white illustrations. Paperback. A study of East Asia's influence on European decorative arts from the 16th to 18th centuries. With a focus on French interiors, six chapters discuss the shifting dynamic in Europe between painting and decor including the adaption of the arabesque as border and frame, Asian motifs in porcelain and furniture, the influence of published descriptions of Chinese gardens, chinoiseries fabrics, Chinese and Japanese spatial techniques, and the evolution of decoration to fine art.
A study of East Asiaâs influence on European decorative arts from the 16th to 18th centuries. With a focus on French interiors, six chapters discuss the shifting dynamic in Europe between painting and decor including the adaption of the arabesque as border and frame, Asian motifs in porcelain and furniture, the influence of published descriptions of Chinese gardens, chinoiseries fabrics, Chinese and Japanese spatial techniques, and the evolution of decoration to fine art. Text in English