Chinese lacquer

American  

noun

1. lacquer.

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Etymology

Origin of Chinese lacquer

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

It said the Allard Pierson Museum had returned 565 items including ancient sculptures, Scythian and Sarmatian jewellery and Chinese lacquer boxes.

From Reuters • Nov. 27, 2023

The grave goods found with female burials reflected the Xiongnu’s geographic reach and control of Silk Road trade routes: finds included an Egyptian glazed ceramic bead and a Chinese lacquer cup.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 13, 2023

He also filled shelves with antiques that had inspired his designs: Chinese lacquer panels, Native American baskets, Russian icons, Venetian perfume bottles and Babylonian amethyst beads, among other things.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2011

Naming their site the "New Royal City", it was in 1937 that two bricked-up strongrooms were found, containing large amounts of bronze, alabaster, Roman glass and ivory, even Chinese lacquer.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2011

A very remarkable screen in Chinese lacquer of later date is in the South Kensington Museum; it is composed of twelve folds each ten feet high, and measuring when fully extended twenty-one feet.

From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick