Art of China and Japan
Chinoiserie is China ....
Works of Chinese-style Chinoiserie, shinuazeri is not a pale imitation of the Europeans, or ignorant of Chinese art objects, it is tangible and complete embodiment of the ideal image of the country: exotic, remote, fabulously wealthy, shrouded in a haze of centuries - which obstinately shut their doors to strangers and lets only certain lucky ones.
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