Arthur Williams as Mr. Pineapple in “A Chinese Honeymoon,” 1901.

Arthur Williams as Mr. Pineapple in “A Chinese Honeymoon,” 1901.

Roger Fenton, Pasha and Bayadere, London, 1858.
Source: Getty Museum

Roger Fenton, Pasha and Bayadere, London, 1858.

Source: Getty Museum

Roger Fenton, Seated Odalisque, London, 1858.
Source: Getty Museum

Roger Fenton, Seated Odalisque, London, 1858.

Source: Getty Museum

Ruth St. Denis, actress, holding rose, in ancient-Egyptian influenced garb, ca. 1910s.
Source: Library of Congress

Ruth St. Denis, actress, holding rose, in ancient-Egyptian influenced garb, ca. 1910s.

Source: Library of Congress

Paul Haviland, The Japanese Lantern, 1912.

Paul Haviland, The Japanese Lantern, 1912.

Chinese-inspired fashion. Photograph by Stan Wayman, 1960.

Chinese-inspired fashion. Photograph by Stan Wayman, 1960.