japonaiserie
Americannoun
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stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
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something, as an art object, displaying these characteristics.
Etymology
Origin of japonaiserie
1895–1900; < French, equivalent to japonais Japanese ( Japon Japan + -ais < Latin -ēnsis -ensis; cf. -ese) + -erie -ery
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The last she showed publicly, for spring 2014, was influenced by japonaiserie, and many pieces were painstakingly embroidered with trailing wisteria.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2014
Such serpentine curves had been discovered by the French in Japanese art: the first shops for japonaiserie had been set up in Paris in the 1870s.
From Time Magazine Archive
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