| 单词 | long eliza |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLong Eliza Long Eliza n. a type of Chinese blue and white vase ornamented with tall female figures; (also) any of the figures themselves. [After Dutch lange lijs (frequently in plural) any of the tall female figures on this style of Chinese porcelain decoration, the style itself (18th cent.; < the weak form of lang long adj.1 + Lijs, pet form of the female forename Lijsbeth Elizabeth).] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > specific types hanse-pot1561 lily-pot1612 rolwagen1701 campana1802 potiche1829 kelebe1858 Long Eliza1869 rouleau1873 wall-pocket1880 monota1887 wall vase1889 mei ping1915 baluster vase1933 pedestal vase1960 Medici vase1974 1869 Art Jrnl. Sept. 264/1 What the Dutchman most prizes is the dynastic mark they call the ‘six characters’, which occurs often on pieces decorated with slim, female figures they style ‘langen Elisen’ (long Elizas), for what reason we do not know. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Dec. 6/1 Long Elizas (the trade name for certain blue and white vases ornamented with figures of tall, thin China-women) is a name derived undoubtedly from the German or Dutch. 1988 D. Reynolds Marshall Coll. Worcester Porcelain Ashmolean Mus. 16 Most have similar ‘Long Eliza’ (a corruption of the Dutch ‘lange lijsen’, slender ladies) decoration, which was also used on Dutch Delft. < as lemmas |
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