Meaning of chinoiserie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
   countable, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of chinoiserie.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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; […]”

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