Beyond Ukiyo-E: Japanese Woodblock Prints and Their Influence on Western Art July 3, 2012

By 1867, hundreds of Japanese woodblock prints were exhibited in museums and world fairs, and sold by art dealers and import shops. Artists in Paris quickly took notice, admiring the bold designs, unique perspective, compositional arrangements, and simplification of woodblock prints, and infused their own works with these elements. The term "Japonisme" would be coined to describe this newfound Western enthusiasm for Japanese art and culture.