In the 18th and 19th centuries, Hungarian aristocracy, as well upper middle class, began to collect Chinese art in large quantities, trying decorate their estates with most unusual objects. Expensive exquisite Japanese porcelain however became a symbol of status wealth from then on. porcelains appeared interior aristocracy middle-class, integrated popular decorative styles same period, were an ...

“Thus there is a general belief that a student’s performance in one crucial examination at about the age of 18 is likely to determine the rest of his life. In other words: the university entrance examination is the primary sorting device for careers in Japanese society. The result is not an aristocracy of birth, but a sort of degree-ocracy” (OECD, Reviews of National Policies for Education: JAP...