jǐng​tài​lán

cloisonné

  • created sense approved 景泰蓝/景泰藍 · jǐng​tài​lán · cloisonné — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    景泰蓝 / 景泰藍

    jǐng​tài​lán

    cloisonné

    A traditional Chinese handicraft involving decorative metalwork where colored enamel is applied to a copper body and then fired, polished, and gilded. It is named for the era of the Ming Emperor Jingtai, when production was most famous for its distinctive blue enamel.

    景泰 (literal) → 景泰 · jǐng​tài · Jingtai 蓝 (literal) → 蓝/藍 · lán · blue

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