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Definition of Chinoiserie
1. Noun. A style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned.
Definition of Chinoiserie
1. n. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
Definition of Chinoiserie
1. Noun. (arts) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chinoiserie
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinoiserie
Literary usage of Chinoiserie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poets of the Future: A College Anthology by Henry Thomas (1917)
"... chinoiserie A CLOUD of shivering silver: The aspen in the wind. Gold foil,
the river leaping under sun. The moth-moon shyly showing, on slender jade ..."
2. The Theatre of Max Reinhardt by Huntly Carter (1914)
"But to all this the present-day decorator may add something of his own.
Hence Turandot is not a chinoiserie of 1760, but a chinoiserie of 1911. ..."
3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Being the Sixth Volume of the by Charles Newell Boyd, Waldo Selden Pratt (1920)
"For orchestra are two sets of three pieces each, the first including 'chinoiserie,' 'Valse
Sentimentale' and ..."
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