English: During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limited to that imported to Europe by the Dutch through their base in Deshima, Japan, European craftsmen introduced japanning, a type of pseudo-lacquer made with shellac.
Chinoiserie: The Chinese Influence. Taft Museum of Art, Cincinatti. 1979. The Taste of Maryland: Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984.
== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = Jacques de Lafeuille (French) |title = ''Watch with Japanese Motifs'' |description = {{en|During the 18th century, because the supply of Japanese lacquer was limite...