The west was obsessed with Japan for a while there. Just look at the opera Madama Butterfly, or the Shogun books. I remember reading in a lot of literature mentions of "japanned" items - referring...
The west was obsessed with Japan for a while there. Just look at the opera Madama Butterfly, or the Shogun books. I remember reading in a lot of literature mentions of "japanned" items - referring to urushi laquered objects. You can also find some Japanese influence in a number of art noveau works. And while I don't know if it actually originated in Japan, but Kiriko cut glass cups and bowls were also popular for decades.
I found this by Googling “what is a weebo”. Very interesting (although short) article that traces back the phenomenon to the 18th century.
The west was obsessed with Japan for a while there. Just look at the opera Madama Butterfly, or the Shogun books. I remember reading in a lot of literature mentions of "japanned" items - referring to urushi laquered objects. You can also find some Japanese influence in a number of art noveau works. And while I don't know if it actually originated in Japan, but Kiriko cut glass cups and bowls were also popular for decades.