Japonisme in Western painting

In 1854, Japan established the first diplomatic relations and the agreement on trade - with America. Then with several European countries, including France and England. In fashionable drawing rooms, art workshops, literary salons became fashionable all - Japanese netsuke, furniture, vases, hand fans, screens, kimonos, prints. Japonism is not even a trend in Western painting, and a special phenomenon, not just supplying young artists themes and motifs, but changed the basic principles of building paintings. Spots of pure color, is rapidly shrinking perspective, shapes, and things slip outside of the picture, look at the world like sailing by a unique series of moments, each of which is worthy of attention and valuable.