Orientalist
Americanadjective
noun
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a person who studies the languages, literature, etc., of Asia, especially Eastern Asia.
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a person who holds exoticizing or stereotypical views of Asia and its peoples or cultures.
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The gradual transformation of the Orientalist Egyptian peasant into the Neoclassical Statue of Liberty is documented in a panoramic installation of drawings and clay sketches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
I am all for people getting a little more Chinese, for obvious personal heritage and emotional reasons, but not in an Orientalist, “Yellow Peril” kind of way.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025
These range from splendid tilework and architectural monuments to Ottoman miniatures, Orientalist paintings, manuscripts, maps, historic photos, vintage postcards and stamps.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
He installed 11 of Mr. Uklanski’s pictures at the Pera Museum, which focuses on Orientalist art.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
This was sedulously attempted by several scientists, and with the best results by the great French Orientalist, De Sacy, and by the Swede, Akerblad.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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