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Potsdam Drachenhaus
The Dragon House in Potsdam

Chinoiserie refers to elements in European art that are influenced by Chinese arts. Some of the most prominent examples of Chinoiserie can be found in royal palaces in Europe, such as the Drottningholm Palace in Sweden and Tsarskoye Selo in Russia.

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  • Rex Whistler - Wallpaper in the Chinoiserie Style, with a Picture Frame as its Central Motif 1932

    Wallpaper in the chinoiserie style, with a picture frame as its central motif, Rex Whistler

  • Museo delle porcellane di Firenze, porcellane viennesi a cineserie, 1799, 02

    A Vienna porcelain jug, 1799, decorated to imitate another rare Chinese product, lacquerware

  • Kew Gardens Pagoda

    Sir William Chambers' Pagoda at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London

  • Le Jardin chinois (detail) by François Boucher

    The Chinese Garden, a chinoiserie painting by François Boucher

  • Albert von Keller 001

    Depiction of a Chinese folding screen as interior decoration in the oil painting Chopin (1873) by Albert von Keller.

  • Behang.chinoiserie

    Wallpaper on canvas, handpainted with chinoiserie ornaments, from the museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis

  • Chinesisches Haus Sanssouci

    Chinese House (Potsdam)

  • Chinese Village

    The "Chinese Village" at Tsarskoe Selo commissioned by Catherine the Great

  • Palazzina cinese 0001

    The "Chinese Palace", Palermo, commissioned by Ferdinand III of Sicily


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