Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art History
Reader 1
Xi Zhang
Reader 2
Julia Lum
Abstract
Post World War II, The exhibition and importation of Japanese consumer goods changed how the American public viewed Japan. Through intentional diplomacy and cultural miscommunications the image of Japan transformed into refined, docile, and the perfect economic partner. This paper looks at two exhibitions, The de Young's Art Treasures of Japan and MoMA's Japanese Household Objects as examples of these soft power dynamics and shifting public perceptions.
Recommended Citation
Walker, Hannah E., "Selling Japan: Japanese Ceramics in U.S. Post-War Culture" (2025). Scripps Senior Theses. 2620.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2620
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
