European craftsmen, inspired by prints and limited knowledge of authentic Chinese art, created their own interpretations, blending Chinese aesthetics with European functionality.
This fusion of styles, known as Chinoiserie, reflects a unique cultural exchange where Chinese motifs were reimagined to suit European lifestyles. Join CGTN Europe as we explore the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, where the influence of Chinese porcelain on European manufacturers is brought to life.
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This fusion of styles, known as Chinoiserie, reflects a unique cultural exchange where Chinese motifs were reimagined to suit European lifestyles. Join CGTN Europe as we explore the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, where the influence of Chinese porcelain on European manufacturers is brought to life.
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00:00Here we're looking at Chinese porcelain on the top shelf and then European ceramics on
00:10the two lower here in the purpose of showing how China had influenced the other manufacturers
00:18in Europe.
00:19What kind of differences are we looking for between the Chinese originals and then the
00:24European copies?
00:25There's different things.
00:27For example, this dish, the large dish, is Chinese, made specially for the European market.
00:34Using Chinese symbols, Chinese decoration motif, this dish mimics it, but even enhancing
00:43it by this relief that they made.
00:46Sometimes the French adapted to their own taste and to their own idea of what was Chinese
00:53and what was not.
00:54He would have a book with prints and then the European man, never seen a pagoda in his
00:59life, but will draw or copy that pagoda from that book onto his piece of furniture.
01:04This area, which is very interesting, is a mixture between Chinese object origin, like
01:10the paneling here, all the red paneling, the porcelain here, and also imitation of the
01:16Chinese model.
01:17This is not Chinese, this is totally imitation from Germany and Delft.
01:23It's imitating, but also imitating with a need of adapting to your style of living.
01:28In Asia, they don't make furniture on legs, as opposed to Europe, where everything is
01:33on legs.
01:34So, in order to get what you want for your French castle, you have to make a French cabinet,
01:40and if you want it in the style of China, that's when you start integrating Chinese
01:44elements to it.
01:46And that's when it's becoming that kind of chinoiserie style.
01:49You have a mix of the two worlds put together into one object.