ca. 1760–85 · Etching
Chinoiserie Ornament
Jean Pillement
Why it matters
Pillement’s printed designs made an imagined China reusable across decorative media. The figure’s setting has dissolved into rococo scrollwork, showing how cultural signs became mobile components of European taste.
- Publication
- Chinoiserie design print
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Shelfmark
- 21.91.243
Pillement, Jean. Chinoiserie Ornament, ca. 1760–85. Etching. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21.91.243.
