where blossoming trees and Chinese-style architecture form a mystical landscape. The black lacquer and gold detailing, a signature Chinoiserie color combination, symbolize luxury, refinement ...

Tony Clark's Chinoiserie landscape, 1987 (detail). "I just got lucky," says Clark, referring to the colours rather than the cash. "No other four-colour combination I'd try has worked as well." ...

The wares kicked off a vogue for “Chinoiserie” — a decorative style ... caricatural figures in a tropical landscape — two Chinese, one European, and another black-skinned with a feathered ...

Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie makes the case that ... two travellers in European headgear hike through a lush floral landscape evocative of Islamic ornamentation.

Significantly, Chinese design concepts for both landscaping and home furnishing soon became the rage in the mid-17th century around Europe. This craze for chinoiserie immigrated quickly to the New ...

There’s an ick about chinoiserie. A palpable unease gurgles beneath the veneer of politesse and delicate refinement on display in “Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie,” The ...

Emblazoned with the likes of a pastoral chinoiserie landscape, cascading blossoms, and gliding herons, the 12 designs range from 6 to 14 inches in diameter, ideal for all dinner party configurations.

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Red-crowned cranes, phoenixes, clouds, traditional Chinese style gardens and architecture－elements of chinoiserie－have become more prevalent in consumer goods like clothes, cosmetics and food ...

If you’re going to have a Bourbon Sour before 5pm, consider sipping it from a Chinoiserie Straw. This, at least, is the moral of the story we took from the Season 7 premiere of Southern Charm.

Chinoiserie is the French word for Chinese and refers to the European imitation of Asian culture beginning in 14th-century Italy in decorative art. From there, interest grew until it became quite ...