where blossoming trees and Chinese-style architecture form a mystical landscape. The black lacquer and gold detailing, a signature Chinoiserie color combination, symbolize luxury, refinement ...

Tony Clark's Chinoiserie landscape, 1987 (detail). "I just got lucky," says Clark, referring to the colours rather than the cash. "No other four-colour combination I'd try has worked as well." ...

The wares kicked off a vogue for “Chinoiserie” — a decorative style ... caricatural figures in a tropical landscape — two Chinese, one European, and another black-skinned with a feathered ...

There’s an ick about chinoiserie. A palpable unease gurgles beneath the veneer of politesse and delicate refinement on display in “Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie,” The ...

Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie makes the case that ... two travellers in European headgear hike through a lush floral landscape evocative of Islamic ornamentation.

In Chinoiserie, European artists used Chinese symbols to construct an idealized image of the“Orient,” reflecting Western imagination rather than an accurate portrayal of Chinese culture.

Emblazoned with the likes of a pastoral chinoiserie landscape, cascading blossoms, and gliding herons, the 12 designs range from 6 to 14 inches in diameter, ideal for all dinner party configurations.

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Chinoiserie is the French word for Chinese and refers to the European imitation of Asian culture beginning in 14th-century Italy in decorative art. From there, interest grew until it became quite ...

English decorators saw chinoiserie as a pretext for fantasy and whimsy, so much so that it was considered in some quarters to be decadent. (It's no accident that Mr Horner, in The Country Wife ...