chinoiserie
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chinoiserie (“Chinese-esque”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chinoiserie (countable and uncountable, plural chinoiseries)
- (art) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
- 1878, Henry James, chapter VI, in The Europeans[1], Macmillan and Co.:
- The Baroness perceived that her entertainer had analyzed material comfort to a sufficiently fine point. And then he possessed the most delightful chinoiseries—trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire: pagodas of ebony and cabinets of ivory; sculptured monsters, grinning and leering on chimney-pieces, in front of beautifully figured hand-screens; […]
Translations edit
art: style or object that reflects Chinese influence
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From chinois (“Chinese”) + -erie (“having the quality of”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chinoiserie f (plural chinoiseries)
- (art) chinoiserie
- (derogatory) knick-knack
- (in the plural) complications
Descendants edit
- → English: chinoiserie
- → German: Chinoiserie
Further reading edit
- “chinoiserie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.