Whistler and Artistic Exchange between Japan and the West: After Japonisme in Britain

Ono examines cross-cultural artistic exchange between the West and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century.

Studies of Japonisme have been dominated by searching out relationships of influence between artworks–trying to identify which specific works influenced a particular artist. Ono argues that a more holistic understanding of 'spillover effects' is necessary in fully comprehending the nuances of these relationships. She bases this argument on documents and w...