Japonisme: West
After Japan expanded several ports to trade and commerce by Western powers in the 1850s, Western appreciation of Japanese art quickly followed. In 1872, French collector and printmaker Philippe Burty coined the term Japonisme, which came to describe the work of Western artists influenced by Japanese aesthetics and subject matter. Notable American practitioners included Helen Hyde, who studied woodblock carving in Tokyo and made her residence there from 1899 to 1914.
After Japan expanded several ports to trade and commerce by Western powers in the 1850s, Western appreciation of Japanese art quickly followed. In 1872, French collector and printmaker Philippe Burty coined the term <em>Japonisme</em>, which came to describe the work of Western artists influenced by Japanese aesthetics and subject matter. Notable American practitioners included Helen Hyde, who studied woodblock carving in Tokyo and made her residence there from 1899 to 1914.