Exoticism - Ikokushumi

Japanese: 異国趣味 - いこくしゅみ

〘noun〙① The atmosphere or flavor felt from unusual foreign scenery or things. Also, the admiration and liking for them. Exoticism. ※From Edo to Tokyo (1921) by Yada Soun, vol. 4 "The exoticism (ikokushuumi) centered around the Dutch Embassy and St. Luke's Hospital, etc., has taken on a completely different appearance. ② In art, the act of taking inspiration from foreign people and events far removed from the everyday world and using them as a means of expressing unconventional or unrealistic beauty. Exoticism.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 物珍しい外国の風物、物事から感じとられるおもむき、味わい。また、それをあこがれ好むこと。エキゾチシズム。※江戸から東京へ（1921）〈矢田挿雲〉四「和蘭公使館、聖路加病院等を中心とせる異国趣味(イコクシュミ)が〈略〉全然別途の姿を見せてゐる」② 芸術上、日常の世界から遠くはなれた外国の人物、事象に取材して、非通俗的、あるいは非現実的美などの表現の手段とすること。エキゾチシズム。

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