this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
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Wander the gallery. Look at the art. Be polite. If you feel able please post some great art :)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

To that woman- those are just objects.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Seeing as this was a few years after Perry's gunboat diplomacy, Japan had finally opened up trade relations with the rest of the world. It's no wonder that during this period, Japanese items were a huge hit with the upper classes at the time, birthing the first Japanophiles. In other words, weebs were a 19th century thing! (Edited cuz typo)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Absolutely, even Van Gogh had a go at Japanese art.