Le bouddhisme de Madame Butterfly

Description:

"MEG's new exhibition focuses on Buddhist Japonism and the influence that Japanese arts and religion exerted on Europe at the end of the nineteenth century. The exhibition is divided into five sections: opening Japan to the world, Japonism, Buddhist Japonism, Madame Butterfly -- the twilight of Japonism, and the rediscovery of Japan and Japanese Buddhism." --Musée d'ethnographie Genève website, viewed November 20, 2015.

subjects: Buddhist art,  Exhibitions,  Private collections,  Buddhism in art,  Japanese Art,  Japonism,  Modern Art,  Japanese influences,  Japonismus,  European Art,  Buddhism and the arts,  Madama Butterfly (Puccini, Giacomo)

Places: Japan,  Europe