the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
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the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations
<noun.attribute> orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas
Orientalism \O`ri*en"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.] 1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev.
(The show runs until until August 30 then moves to the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, September 5 - January 2.) If you are interested in 19th-century Orientalism I recommend Album de Voyage at the Musee Hebert.