Text extracted from opening pages of book: Figure 1J. The Relches-Zimmer m Munich ( we p. 56)* China and Europe Intellectual and Artistic Contacts in the Eighteenth Century By ADOLF REICHWEIN With 24 Plates and 2 Diagrams LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO., Htm>. NEW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF 1925 Translated by J. C. POWELL HOTTED IN GUBAT BEKAIWT B AND SONS, LTD OOTLDFOED AKB CONTENTS PAOE INTRODUCTION: THE YOUNGKR GENERATION OF TO-DAY AND THE WISDOM OF THE EAST 1 The threefold bridge to Lao Tzu and Ms doctrine: inward orientation of life Wu-wei and non-actjon ( Lao M-Tolstoi) Return to Nature ( Lao Tzii-Rousseau-Tolstoi). BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CONTACTS BETWEEN EUROPE AND CHINA UP TO THE END OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY . . 13 The economic contacts Literature on China Opinions of the East. Rococo 23 Feeling of style in the Rococo Affinity of feeling between Rococo and ancient Chinese culture Porcelain: importation and influence on the style of European ornament Invention of European porcelain Lacquer; importance of Chinese and Japanese lacquer for the development of Kuropean furniture style European lacquer Its applies lions Silk: importation of silk Its importance for the development of European weaving and of European ornament Chinese embroideries in Europe Their influence on the European technique-Naturalization of Chinese wall-papers in Europe Painting: chinoiseric, especially in Watteau, Pillcment Architecture: adoption of Chinese motives Imitations of Chinese temples, pleasure-houses, pagodas European-Chinese mixed style: Pilliutz and the Summer Palace of Peking Change in treat ment of interiors under Chinese influence u Chinoiseries in social and public lifeChina and the stageComedy, music drama Satire and Lettres ehinoiscs. THE ENLIGHTENMENT * * . * . .73 Character of the enlightenment period Its contact with China by way of Confucius The admirers of China; Leibniz, Wolff, Voltaire and the Encyclopaedists The sceptics; Frederick the Great, Montesquieu The opponents; Rousseau, F6adoa. THE PHYSIOCEATS 9 .99 Derivation of Quesnay's physiocratic theory of political economy from the ancient Chinese doctrine of the State and its relation to Society. THE AGE OF FEELING . 111 Origin of *' Feeling England Its art; in the garden Adoption of the Chinese style of gardenThe English-Chinese gardenIts diffusion over Europe Development of water colour painting under Chinese influence. vi CONTENTS PAOW GOETHE . . . . . . . .127 Fin de sieele Distaste Ripeness of judgment on the East Apartness Subjective dislike for imperfectly represented Chinese art Objective value of Chinese culture in the world of Goethe as an old man-Goethe and literature on China Chinese influences: Elpenor, Chinesisch-deutsche Jahres und Tageszeiten Note on the criticism of sources Inter pretation* . LAST WOBDS . 147 Dying out of the enthusiasm for the Far East in the agitated close of the eighteenth century Revival of the European antique - Rise of the' Indian world. NOTES *, ..... 8 155 NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS . . . .169 INDEX ....... 4 171 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PLATES ( URE FAUIMi lA 5, THE * REICHES-ZIMMER' IN MUNICH * front.: . THE * JAPANISOHEE PAVILLON' AT SANS-SOUCI * . 08 t. EXAMPLE OF LATTICE-WORK * . . o* IMITATION OF LATTICE-WORK ., . .65 L CABINET: MIDDLE OF EIGHTEENTH CKNTUBY . .70 I.' WEEDING' ...... 106 . ENGLISH ENGRAVING OF FIGURE 10, .107 I DOORWAY IN CLAYDON HOUSE . . ..114 >. 4 CHINESE' BEDROOM IN CLAYDON HOUSE * . . US ). PAGODA IN SHANGHAI . . ., .118 L PAGODA IN KEW GARDENS . . . . .110 L CHINESE BRIDGE, PEKING . ., ,122 >. SKETCH IN THE PARK AT WEIM