Chinoiserie vs Rococo Interior
Chinoiserie was influenced by Rococo Interior — chinoiserie flowered as a Rococo decorating fashion.
Chinoiserie
The European fantasy of the East — lacquered panels, hand-painted pagoda-and-bird wallpapers, blue-and-white porcelain and fretwork, an imagined China for the salon.
- Hand-painted papers and silks of pagodas, birds and blossom
- Black, red and gilt japanned lacquer cabinets and screens
- Fretwork and lattice, including Chinese Chippendale furniture
- Massed display of blue-and-white and famille-rose porcelain
- Bamboo (real or simulated) and pagoda-form canopies
Rococo Interior
The intimate, asymmetric French salon of the Louis XV era — pastel boiserie, gilded scrollwork, shellwork curves and mirrored grace.
- Asymmetric rocaille ornament of shells, scrolls and foliage
- White-and-gold curved boiserie panelling with over-door paintings
- Pastel palettes — rose, duck-egg blue, cream and gilt
- Tall pier mirrors paired with curvaceous console tables
- Cabriole-legged seat furniture and serpentine commodes
At a glance
| Chinoiserie | Rococo Interior | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1670s–1900s | 1715–1770 |
| Discipline | Interior Design | Interior Design |
| Region | France, Britain, Germany, United States | France, Germany, Austria |
| Family | Chinoiserie, Exoticism | Rococo, Court styles |
| Formal traits | exotic, patterned, lacquered, fanciful | curvilinear, asymmetric, pastel, delicate |
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