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A brief history of chinoiserie as an art-form.
The term "Chinoiserie" is french for "chinese-like". This type of asian/chinese design style entered Europe in the mid-to-late 17th century, when explorers were importing chinese artifacts into Europe and were astounded by the beauty of these hors-d'oeuvres and their design/style. The construction and fabrication of many things and merchandise in Europe would be shortly after influenced by Chinoiserie Obviously, you can see why I decided to create my blog on chinoiserie. I'm deeply...
