Noun, : The clock was an interesting chinoiserie. From Dictionary.com.
Dear rootlesscosmo: Thanks for the party and also the "chinoiserie" explanation which is very Western. From Wordnik.com. [Rootless Cosmopolitan Pig Roast] Reference
It was as such an aid that the chinoiserie form was used. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Or their willow pattern room...ooops going chinoiserie again. From Wordnik.com. [Little girl's bedroom] Reference
He thought he heard her stir in their black-lacquer chinoiserie bed. From Wordnik.com. [Lifeguard]
A chinoiserie lamp towered on top of the marquetry table that separated them. From Wordnik.com. [Venom] Reference
Lars Fisk plays with fake chinoiserie and other aspects of fetishized foreignness. From Wordnik.com. [The Mad Tea Party] Reference
He created a Dutch kitchen, a Russian-blue living room, dressed the bedroom in chinoiserie. From Wordnik.com. [He's Just...Dreamy, But Am I Dowdy? Dandies Prowl Our City] Reference
Such stereotypes are, however, chinoiserie, a furniture style adapted for the silver screen. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious West] Reference
Think of all those chinoiserie patterns that have been so popular in architecture, porcelain, art, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Whiff-whaff] Reference
Qin was fascinated by the chinoiserie inside, the Western idea of what China was like in the 18th/19th centuries. From Wordnik.com. ["You have to scream!"] Reference
Culture has become an integral motive in her narrative, not an exotic gloss to attract tourists curious over chinoiserie. From Wordnik.com. [Thor's Silk Factory Grouch] Reference
Blue and white ceramic jars, chinoiserie painted furniture, jade statues, shoji screens are other options for this design style. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1004] Reference
To conclude this enthusiastic endorsement of this show, here is a chinoiserie set of vases first purchased by Marie-Antoinette in 1779. From Wordnik.com. [French Porcelain] Reference
Not only do I love all things chinoiserie, 20's Shanghai and gentleman's club but I am totally addicted to Communist propaganda kitsch. From Wordnik.com. [The China Club, Berlin] Reference
The work is strongly marked by the chinoiserie which was becoming important in English art, landscape gardening, and interior decoration. From Wordnik.com. [COSMIC VOYAGES] Reference
Even a company like Shanghai Tang, which has made its name selling chinoiserie to Western consumers, wants a piece of the mainland market. From Wordnik.com. [A New Love For The Local] Reference
They plan to remodel it into a chinoiserie pavilion, so that they can reenact some of the wildest garden debaucheries of Marie Antoinette. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Columbarium in the Atlantic] Reference
Rather, it is made chinoiserie chic again, in the digital age. From Wordnik.com. [TODAYonline] Reference
Oh so glamorous and infinitely chic, chinoiserie is an exotic fall favorite at home. From Wordnik.com. [azcentral.com | news] Reference
To celebrate The First Emperor, I selected a chinoiserie label, above second from the top. From Wordnik.com. [style court] Reference
Nowadays, you'll find street stalls selling chinoiserie such as jade jewelry and lacquer boxes. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Travel] Reference
It did not impress him at all, he added, as it was really nothing but "une vilaine chinoiserie.". From Wordnik.com. [My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71] Reference
The base in the original microscope is made of soft wood and painted black with a chinoiserie-pattern decoration. From Wordnik.com. Reference
= Shây person chic chiffon shíffon chiffonade shiffonàd chiffonier shiffónìây chinoiserie shinwazerìe choucroute. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Paul Vogel is a fabulous textile designer from London, England whose history is as colorful and dynamic as chinoiserie. From Wordnik.com. [So Sylvie] Reference
Hollywood will be seeing a touch of China next spring, as red-carpet favorite Marchesa showed off a collection influenced by chinoiserie. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News] Reference
“knickknacks” of chinoiserie and was inclined to regard. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
I replaced the chinoiserie carefully. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
He admired the chinoiserie breakfront. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Enough said about the blue chinoiserie room. From Wordnik.com. [Oh no more retro!] Reference
I must have chinoiserie wallpaper one day. must!. From Wordnik.com. [de Gournay] Reference
And charmed by the chinoiserie. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916] Reference
Check it out: chinoiserie. atspace.com. From Wordnik.com. [Hyphen Magazine] Reference
I did chinoiserie wallpaper in my bathroom. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
This beautiful chinoiserie chair kills me. From Wordnik.com. [style court] Reference
A very pop-chinoiserie vibe. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
She has some chinoiserie among her objets d’art. From Wordnik.com. [The Luxembourg Run]
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