celadon, taupe, 'codec'

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taupe

Line breaks: taupeトープ(taupe)とは、灰色がかった茶色のこと。

Pronunciation: /təʊp 

  

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NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

Grey with a tinge of brown:[AS MODIFIER]: a taupe overcoat

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Origin

early 20th century: from French, literally 'mole, moleskin', from Latin talpa.

 celadon 這個字眼，是我1978年訪蘇格蘭時的夢饜之一：因我造訪過磁器研究所，他們對celadon的詳細研究報告，讓人讀得頭昏眼花。

celadon

Line breaks: cela|don

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlədɒn

  

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NOUN celadon

[名]1 （中国産の）青磁（器）.2 [U]青磁色.━━[形]青磁色の.

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1A willow-green colour:[AS MODIFIER]: panelling painted in celadon greenan elegantly cut celadon dress

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1.1A grey-green glaze used on pottery, especially that from China:a classic glaze such as celadon

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1.2Pottery made with celadon glaze:celadon from the Sung period[AS MODIFIER]: a large celadon dish

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Origin

mid 18th century: from French céladon, a colour named after the hero in d'Urfé's pastoral romance L'Astrée(1607–27).

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為什麼青瓷不稱green porcelain，而是celadon？

Céladon一詞出自法國小説家Honoré d'Urfé於1627年發行的小説Astrée（女主角的名字）中的男主角牧羊人Céladon 的名字，因為他總喜歡繫綠色的帶子，而當時龍泉青瓷在歐洲正蔚為流行，故而法蘭西率先以céladon 一詞來稱呼來自中國及遠東的青瓷，西方各國沿用之。

南宋 龍泉窯 青瓷鳳耳瓶-數位典藏與學習聯合目錄

盤口紙槌瓶式。口部折沿平斜，口緣微具圓稜；管狀長頸、斜肩，直筒狀器腹；底淺挖為足。頸部兩側各作鳳耳，鳳形模印成，再以泥釘與器頸相接；鳳首朝外，冠羽貼器飄動，長頸外伸，羽翅略平舉，身軀再與器頸垂直相接，使鳳耳形成美麗的S形曲度，同時冠羽間圈出一細小的圓穿孔；鳳眼、口喙、羽翅之印紋細緻而清晰。全器釉色粉青敦厚，凝練的釉汁將每一折曲修飾圓潤。足端無釉，灰胎，與釉接處成黃褐色。院藏相似造型的器皿製作甚多，惟形、釉合度者，以此件可稱最精美。造型簡約端莊。 (835546)

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