East & east

Vase and tea mini-set

Passing the gallery

A photo: Dmitry Livshits, Konstantin Filatov

Leading headings: Marina Volkova

Magazine: N5 (116) 2007

All Eastern love not only in the East. In Russia, especially in the middle - the end of the XIX century, he also had a lot of fans. We have before us two subjects of that time: one is an authentic Japanese vase, the second is a service, it would seem, quite Chinese, but no, it was made in Russia for devoted connoisseurs

Western art recalled the East more than once. The most famous example is chinoiserie in rococo style. In the 19th century, magnificent Oriental-inspired objects were made not only in Chinese and Japanese workshops, but also in Russian factories. Most often Oriental motifs used in the decoration of porcelain. Especially in this succeeded the Imperial Porcelain Factory (now LFZ). The original technology was observed both in the painting and in the enamel coating. But the main feature of the "East" were in the first place the plots themselves. For example, the Chinese behind various occupations — art and science, playing musical instruments, fishing — were necessarily present on every subject claiming to be a characteristic ethnicity.

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