单词 | chinoiserie |
释义 | chinoiserien.adj. A. n. 1. A piece of decorative art characterized by the use of motifs and techniques associated with China; a design with these characteristics.Chiefly with reference to articles and designs of this kind fashionable in 18th-cent. Europe (cf. sense A. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of > objet d'art or curio curiosity1645 virtu1746 article (also piece, bit, etc.) of virtu1755 object of art1830 objet d'art1840 chinoiserie1841 art object1848 curio1851 object of virtu1854 objet1857 objet de vertu1862 Japanesery1885 japonaiserie1896 Chinesery1907 1841 C. G. F. Gore Cecil I. iii. 100 Poor Lady Ormington had, in fact, never recovered her first glimpse of the chinoiseries of the boudoirs of Paris and Trianon, in Marie Antoinette's time. 1878 H. James Europeans I. vi. 246 He possessed the most delightful chinoiseries—trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird II. 116 Japanese tea-trays, chinoiseries, unbreakable glass. 1958 W. Willetts Chinese Art I. 2 Compared with what was now coming to light, the chinoiseries of the eighteenth century began to seem trivial and effete. 2002 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Nov. 16/3 A cultural rift..had opened and henceforth Oriental motifs could figure only in playful parodies as Turqueries and Chinoiseries. 2. A decorative style in Western art, design, and architecture, characterized by the use of motifs and techniques associated with China; (also) articles, designs, etc., in this style collectively.Chiefly applied to the fashion for Chinese designs in furniture, the decorative arts, and garden architecture in 18th-cent. Europe.In quot. 1846 in extended use with reference to the intricacy and precision associated with this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [noun] > other movements chinoiserie1846 fantasticism1846 materialism1850 attitudinarianism1853 Vienna Secession1900 luminarism1903 Viennese Secession1903 luminism1905 Whistlerism1912 Omega Workshop1917 Suprematism1921 neoprimitivism1922 Rayonism1922 Bauhaus1923 linearism1935 precisionism1939 actionism1953 neo-expressionism1957 neo-Dadaism1960 neo-Dada1961 structurism1963 arte povera1969 process art1969 eco-art1970 body art1971 post-minimalism1971 Memphis1981 neo-conceptualism1986 Neo-Geo1986 Norman Rockwellism1988 Stuckism1999 1846 Morning Post 14 July 6/1 He assuredly did not possess the minute correctness and surpassing polish—the chinoiserie of literature, so opposite to natural emotions and the real life of tragedy. 1856 M. D. Wyatt in O. Jones Gram. Ornament xix. 151 The twisted and foliated scrolls and shells..grew into the ‘rocaille’ and grotto-work of the latter [i.e. baroque]..; degenerating at last into..‘Chinoiserie’. 1883 Harper's Mag. July 830/2 A bit of Chinoiserie. 1988 R. Feild & C. Dale Which? Guide to buying Antiques (rev. ed.) 16/2 There was much ormolu and gilding, intricate swirling designs adapted from French rococo and a fashionable passion for chinoiserie. 2003 Simply Perfect Walls with Style 10 (advt.) That renewed interest in familiar, traditional looks has sparked a renaissance of classic toile, tone-on-tone damask..country-fresh checks, chinoiserie and paisley. B. adj. Decorated or designed in this style; (also) characteristic of this style. See sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > late 19th and 20th centuries > [adjective] > others all'antica1605 neo-Gothic1878 Barbizon1890 chinoiserie1909 neoprimitive1922 omega1922 Suprematist1922 beaux arts1924 ashcan1934 vitalistic1937 Euston Road1941 precisionist1943 abstract impressionist1950 abstract-concrete1955 neo-expressionist1957 metaphysical1958 structurist1958 auto-destructive1959 Rayonist1968 post-minimal1971 assemblagist1977 Neo-Geo1987 1909 Country Life 2 Oct. (Suppl.) p. liv/2 Another lovely set of chairs are old French, upholstered in Aubusson tapestry, which would go admirably with a set of painted Chinoiserie panels, with a glint of gold and silver lacquer among the painted figures. 1963 Times 15 May 8/7 A Meissen chinoiserie ecuelle and cover. 1974 A. G. Grimwade Rococo Silver iv. 45 An exceptional set of twelve [salt-cellars] by Emick Romer, about 1760, have glass bowls enclosed in pierced cagework on chinoiserie motifs. 1980 B. Cartland Ola & Sea Wolf iv. 68 A beautiful chinoiserie enamel scent-holder. 2016 Scunthorpe Tel. (Nexis) 6 Oct. 6 It was made by Edward Stevens of Boston in around 1760 and has a beautiful lacquered case, with chinoiserie decoration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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