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Japonism

American  
[jap-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈdʒæp əˌnɪz əm /

noun

  1. something typically Japanese.

  2. the influence of Japanese art, culture, and aesthetics.


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Mackintosh and Macdonald turned Glasgow’s tearooms into salons of taste using a refined, linear style, touches of Japonism, purples, creams and leaded-glass decoration.

From The Guardian Mar. 29, 2016

Otherwise, the show embraces with gusto furniture cults like the passion for Japonism; and fashions, including an Oscar Wilde-style velvet suit with knickers.

From New York Times Apr. 11, 2011

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