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

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

  • Le Jardin chinois (detail) by François Boucher

    The Chinese Garden, a chinoiserie painting by François Boucher; 1742; oil on canvas; 40.5 x 48 cm

  • Porcelain; man seated on plinth, holding monkey and ball. Meissen factory. British Museum 1948,1203.64 (detail)

    Man seated on plinth, holding monkey and ball. Meissen porcelain. Dated circa 1735. British Museum.

  • 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

    Painted wallcovering canvas, Geelvinck-Hinlopen Huis

  • Chinesisches Teehaus Potsdam IMG 3489

    The Chinese House in Potsdam (Germany)

  • Chinese Village

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

  • Palazzina cinese 0001

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

  • Moscow 05-2017 img44 Tea House at Myasnitskaya

    Tea House at Myasnitskaya Street in Moscow

  • Cuboid vase MET DP-16489-034

    Cuboid vase; circa 1870; bone china; 20.8 × 10.2 × 10 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

  • Pair of round, flat bodied bottles MET DP-1687-026

    Pair of round and flat bodied bottles; 1870-1880; porcelain; first bottle: 26.4 × 21 × 10.6 cm, second bottle: 25.7 × 20.2 × 10.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • Wall Clock, c. 1880, probably made by Escalier de Cristal, Paris, bronze and enamel - Art Institute of Chicago - DSC09884

    Wall clock; circa 1880; bronze and enamel; probably made by Escalier de Cristal (Paris); Art Institute of Chicago (US)

  • 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

  • MediciPorcelainBottle1

    A Medici porcelain bottle; 1575-1787; Louvre. The Casino of San Marco's porcelain manufactory was one of the oldest successful attempts to imitate Chinese porcelain in European history.

  • Coffeepot MET DP166663

    Austrian coffeepot; circa 1720; hard-paste porcelain; 17.8 × 15.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

  • Covered vase MET DP260828

    Covered vases; circa 1770; soft-paste porcelain; height: 38.7 cm, width: 16.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art

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