DOI: 10.36871/hon.202101010
Authors
I. A. Peremislov
Argosy University-School of Business and Management, West Dunlap Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
L. G. Peremislov
Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V. I. Surikov, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
Japanese culture with its unique monuments of architecture, sculpture, painting, small
forms, decorative and applied arts, occupies a special place in the development of world
art. Influenced by China, Japanese masters created their own unique style based on the
aesthetics of contemplation and spiritual harmony of man and nature. In the context of "Japan's
inspiration" the work refers to the influence of the art of the Land of the Rising Sun on
American decorative arts and, in particular, on the silver jewelry industry in trends of a new
aesthetic direction of the last third of the XIXth century, the "Aesthetic movement".
The article provides a brief overview of the history of the emergence and development
of decorative silver art in the United States. The important centers of silversmithing in the
USA and the most important American manufacturers of the XIXth century are described
in more detail. The article also touches on the influence of Japanese aesthetic ideas on
European creative groups and on the formation of innovative ideas in European decorative
arts. At the same time, an attempt is made to trace the origin, development trends,
evolution and variations of "Japanesque" style in American decorative and applied art, in
particular, in the works of Edward Moore and Charles Osborne (Tiffany jewelry multinational
company).
Keywords
decorative and applied art, Japan, USA, Tiffany, silver, aesthetics, art trends, Art Nouveau style