Article
Madame Desoye, "First Woman Importer" of Japanese Art in Nineteenth-Century Paris
Journal of Japonisme
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Disciplines
Abstract
The shop run by Madame Desoye at 220, rue de Rivoli in Paris is legendary in Japonisme studies thanks to the writings of Edmond de Goncourt and Philippe Burty, yet the iden-tity of the woman hidden behind this married name, like the extent of her participation in Japoniste activities, has long remained a mystery. The present article draws upon new archival research to provide information about the life of Louise Mélina Desoye, née Chopin (1836-1909) and her important contributions to the first wave of French Japonisme.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1163/24054992-00051P01
Journal ISSN / Book ISBN
2405-4984
Published Citation
Emery, E. (2020). Madame Desoye, “First Woman Importer” of Japanese Art in Nineteenth-Century Paris, Journal of Japonisme, 5(1), 1-46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/24054992-00051P01
Citation Information
Elizabeth Emery. "Madame Desoye, "First Woman Importer" of Japanese Art in Nineteenth-Century Paris" Journal of Japonisme (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth-emery/80/