Unknown Artist, Antique Japanese Ax 2 (Late 19th Century to Mid 20th Century)

KU Leuven. Glass slides art history. Université de Louvain, between 1839 and 1939. Photographer unknown. Added information on slide. Movement / Style: Roman art. Creation/Building:...

The design is divided diagonally and asymmetrically into two parts; the lower part shows flowers and butterflies on a grid of reeds and a yellow background, while the upper part sh...

After the opening-up of Japan and the expansion of trade routes in the mid-nineteenth century, Japonisme immediately spread across Europe and America. Just as the paintings of the ...