When the Impressionists Discovered Japan (2018)
• May 6th, 2018 • 0h 0min
Documentary
Overview
From 1853, Japan opens up to the West. Numerous works of art and woodcuts find their way to Europe. The Impressionists and later the European artistic avant-garde succumb to this one passion: Japonism. 150 years after the beginning of the Meiji period in 1868, the film traces the connections between Japan and the Western world.
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