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A Research on the Exchange of Costume Culture between Netherlands and Japan through 17-18 Century Dutch East India Company

17~18세기 동인도회사를 통한 네덜란드와 일본의 복식문화교류 연구

  • Kim, Myung-Eun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Bae, Soo-Jeong (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University Research Institute for Human Ecology)
  • 김명은 (전남대학교 의류학과) ;
  • 배수정 (전남대학교 의류학과/전남대학교 생활과학연구소)
  • Received : 2014.03.18
  • Accepted : 2014.05.28
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

The object of this research is to take a bilateral look into cultural exchanges of the Netherlands and Japan through the East India Company and thereby improve the general understanding in regards to the exchanges of costume cultures between the East and the West. The study conducted qualitative analyses on features of contemporary costumes of the Netherlands and Japan from 1602 to 1799 by investigating the secondary sources, such as the histories of costumes, arts, and literature. The results are as follows; the traditional sleeves of the Japanese Kimono were basically cut out in a straight line. However due to the growing popularity of the kimono home gown in Europe, the producers of the kimono in India as well as several other European countries modified them into western-style sleeves. Regarding the costumes of the Netherlands, which were introduced to Japan, the study found that Japan imported Dutch fabrics, instead of specific clothing items. In Japan, costume controls and anti-conspicuous consumption regulations among social classes including a closed-door policy had negative effects on both developments and exchanges of costumes of the country. However, when it comes to the Jinbaori, a costume for ruling classes, Japan was open to using fabrics, patterns and designs of the West. In light of what have been discussed so far, the study confirmed that the costume exchanges between the two countries started long after their first business of the general cultural exchanges. Though it is clear that the advancements in the natural sciences that the Japanese made can be attributed to the West, Japan was one of the nations that impacted the costume cultures in Europe.

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