Hugh Honour
Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay.
Icon Editions, 1973. First Icon edition. viii/294 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 7.25" x 9.5", is in fine condition, with solid binding, clean and bright pages. Numerous b&w illustrations.
"A brilliant account of the Chinoiserie style and fashion from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Most of the book is concerned with chinoiserie paintings, ceramics, silver, textiles, furniture, buildings, and gardens -- plays, operas, ballets, masquerades, and literary manifestations. The final chapter describes the nineteenth century cult of Japan and the influence of Japanese prints on impressionist and post-impressionist painters."