著者
竹内 有子
出版者
美学会
雑誌
美学 (ISSN:05200962)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.69, no.1, pp.109, 2018 (Released:2019-06-01)

Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) was one of the first industrial designers in Victorian Britain. Significantly, he became one of ardent promoters of Japonisme at the early stage in Europe. In 1876-77, he took the chance to visit Japan. His book “Japan: Its Architecture, Art and Art Manufactures” (1882) let the Westerners acknowledged the facts about Japanese architecture which had been unfamiliar with them. In fact, he put stress on his profession as an architect in his book “Japan” although he was not. However, there is a little focused on Dresser’s architectural perspective. Former studies have described how Dresser had influenced Japanese art and design advocates through details about their cultural exchanges. Furthermore, Dresser’s later designs have been included in Japonisme. Here, leading historians imply that his Modernist-like design has been influenced by Japonisme. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of Japanese design and the meanings of architecture in the formation of his design principles. Eventually, he endeavored to utilize the Japanese exemplars in interior designing. Because of these claims, an author re-examines the validity of the relationship between his Japonisme and Modernism.