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From 1871 to 1873, nearly 5,000 works of art - bronzes, ceramics, paintings, prints, lacquered and carved wooden objects, photographs or illustrated books sailed the oceans to Paris.These works of art thus brought together immediately fascinated the artists and craftsmen of the time and became models for a whole generation of creators in Europe.
The Asian temple of Cernuschi inspired the painter Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) and Émile Reiber (1826-1893), director of the Christofle drawing workshops. This considerable influence will last until the first decades of the 20th century, as evidenced by the production of the animal sculptor François Pompon (1855-1933).
Incense burner in the shape of a deer. 18th-19th century, Japan. Bronze. M.C. 2055. Henri Cernuschi Bequest, 1896
© Paris Museums / Cernuschi Museum
