Ceramic Art in the Eyes of Westerners

Author: Chen Wei
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This is a series of books that introduces the influence of Eastern aesthetics on Western culture. Porcelain, as a culture, is both material and spiritual. After Europeans first fell for the material aspects of porcelain, they gradually became captivated by its spiritual content. The delicate, exquisite, and warm texture of porcelain gradually became a widely recognized aesthetic style. Combined with other factors, it contributed to the rise of the Rococo art style in Europe, which was at its peak for a time. The influence of Chinese porcelain on Western aesthetics was not direct or immediate, but rather a winding, indirect process from material to spiritual. To explore this process, this book begins with the trade of Chinese and Western porcelain, traces the origins, and ultimately reveals the influence of Chinese porcelain on Western aesthetic thought—the Rococo art style.