chinoiserie
noun [ U ] (also Chinoiserie) uk/ʃɪnˈwɑː.zə.ri/ us/ʃɪnˈwɑː.zə.ri/
(18世纪流行于欧洲的)中式风格(艺术、家具、装饰等)
a style of art, furniture, decoration, etc. that has Chinese or East Asian influences in the design. It was popular in Europe in the 18th century.
Her most treasured piece of chinoiserie was a porcelain vase. 她最珍视的一件中式风格艺术品是一个瓷花瓶。
They bought a $50,000 English chinoiserie desk for the living room. 他们花了5万美元,买了一张英制中式风格的书桌放在客厅里。
- More examples
- the extravagant chinoiserie of the so-called Japanese Salon at the Villa Hugel in Vienna
- He had a notable collection of chinoiserie.
- A Meissen Chinoiserie table-bell from circa 1730 was sold to a private collector for £70,000.
- This is our Chinese bedroom, done in the chinoiserie style.