japonaiserie

[ jap-uh-nez-uh-ree, -nez-uh-ree; French zha-paw-nezuh-ree ]

noun

1. stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
2. something, as an art object, displaying these characteristics.

Word History and Origins

Origin of japonaiserie¹

1895–1900; < French, equivalent to japonais Japanese ( Japon Japan + -ais < Latin -ēnsis -ensis; -ese ) + -erie -ery

Example Sentences

The debate over Japaneseness was itself in part a Western import, since the mid-19th-century taste, of Impressionists and Art Nouveau enthusiasts, for japonaiserie — for example, the woodblock prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige, folding screens, ivory medicine boxes — transformed the self-perception of the Japanese.

From New York Times

Around 130 works have been amassed for this exhibition, which includes sections focusing on Whistler’s portraits, landscapes and Japonaiserie.

From New York Times

The last she showed publicly, for spring 2014, was influenced by japonaiserie, and many pieces were painstakingly embroidered with trailing wisteria.

From New York Times

The first uses of Japonaiserie look trite, campy: chorus members fold paper into origami shapes, and the Madwoman has a white parasol.

From New York Times

"It took some time to digest everything, to make it ours, not what we call Japonaiserie."

From The Guardian