A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

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A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

A blog reader put me to task for not connecting Yves Saint Laurent's Opium and the idea of spice in my most recent treatise on spices. How could I be so foolish? Until recently, Soft(er) Orientals have always seemed like a half-baked idea to me. Yet an inclination for extremity and wholeness in fragrance is dangerous.…

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

File:Tebako (cosmetic box), Muromachi period, 16th century, scattered chrystanthemum crests in maki-e lacquer - Tokyo National Museum - DSC05117.JPG - Wikimedia Commons

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Water Blue East Asian Chinoiserie Toile on Fine 100% Cotton

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Take Your Home Décor On An Exotic Voyage With Chinoiserie

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Porcelain opium pillows - Antique Small Asian Ceramics

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Amorepacific doubles exhibition area for 3rd CIIE

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Vintage C.1950's Chinese Chinoiserie-Style Hand-Painted Blue & White Porcelain Female Opium Pillow Head Rest

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Brooklyn Museum

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Chinoiserie Toile Ginger Jars Coral White Fabric Curtains Botanical Floral

Chinoiserie Toile, part of Caskata’s collaboration with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, was inspired by a copperplate-printed curtain circa

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Caskata Chinoiserie Toile Cup & Saucer

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Chinoiserie

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

The Timeless Chic of Chinoiserie - Early Settler's Home Life

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

Lot 3499 - 19th Century Chinese Canton carved ivory

A Treatise on (Soft) Orientals: Chinoiserie – From Opium to Coco

A PAINTED GREY POTTERY COCOON JAR