Chinoiserie a decorative style inspired by the art of the Far East gripped Britain from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Despite taking its name from the French word for Chinese the style also incorporated influences from other Asian countries helping to shape the periods popular fantasy of the exotic Orient. Wealthy consumers jostled to obtain imported wallpaper lacquered cabinets and handpainted porcelain while domestic manufacturers such as Royal Worcester and Chippendal