Buddhist Japonisme : Emile Guimet and the Butsuzō-zui

Jérôme Ducor (1)

1 CRCAO - Centre de recherche sur les civilisations de l'Asie Orientale

The nucleus of most collections of Japanese Buddhist artefacts in Europe developed during the Meiji period, which happened to be contemporary with the so-called "Japonism" (or Japonisme) movement in art history. We can therefore say there was at that time a "Buddhist Japonism" trend in Europe. Its most representative figure is Emile Guimet (1836-1918).

Domaines: Religions; Héritage culturel et muséologie

Jérôme Ducor. Buddhist Japonisme : Emile Guimet and the Butsuzō-zui. Japanese Collections in European Museums, Vol. V - With special Reference to Buddhist Art - (JapanArchiv: Schriftenreihe der Forschungstellungsstelle Modernes Japan; Bd. 5, 5., 2016. ⟨hal-03154274⟩