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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKourin
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kourin
"Le opere nello stile Kourin utilizzano spesso sfondi dorati."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A traditional Japanese aesthetic style characterized by lavish use of gold and silver backgrounds, flattened perspective, and stylized natural motifs, popularized by the Rinpa school.
"The museum exhibition featured exquisite lacquer boxes decorated in the classic Kourin style." - 2
A surname or proper name referring to historical figures or cultural concepts tied to Japanese artistic heritage.
"Scholars often analyze Kourin's masterpieces to understand Edo-period decorative arts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the URL-encoded Japanese term 'kōrin' (光琳), historically associated with Ogata Kōrin, the famous 17th-to-18th-century Japanese painter and lacquerer who co-founded the Rinpa school of art. The term translates literally to 'descending light' or 'radiance'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kourin" is said worldwide
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Kourin
Transliteration: Kourin
"Le style Kourin est célèbre pour ses motifs floraux dorés."
Kourin
Transliteration: Kourin
"Der Kourin-Stil prägte die japanische Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts."
Kourin
Transliteration: Kourin
"Le opere nello stile Kourin utilizzano spesso sfondi dorati."
Kourin
Transliteration: Kourin
"El estilo Kourin destaca en el arte decorativo japonés."
Kourin
Transliteration: Kourin
"A estética Kourin influenciou profundamente as artes visuais."
कोरिन
Transliteration: korin
"कोरिन शैली जापानी कला में बहुत प्रसिद्ध है।"
光琳
Transliteration: guāng lín
"光琳流派在日本艺术史上占有重要地位。"
코린
Transliteration: korin
"코린 양식은 일본의 전통 회화에서 찾아볼 수 있습니다."
光琳
Transliteration: kōrin
"光琳の作品は琳派の美しさを伝えています。"
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