单词 | sentoku |
释义 | sentokun. Originally, a Chinese bronze produced during the era (1426–35) of Emperor Hsüan of the Ming Dynasty; later, a golden-yellow Japanese bronze vessel made after the Chinese fashion; the bronze itself. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > Japanese-style ornament > specific okimono1880 sentoku1902 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > bronze > types of gunmetal1541 white bronze1834 findrinny1839 phosphor-bronze1875 plastic bronze1897 sentoku1902 lead bronze1937 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 722/2 A golden yellow bronze, called sentoku. 1904 E. Dillon Porcelain vi. 92 Hsuan-te (1425–35)... This period gave its name to the famous pale bronze so admired in later days by the Japanese... The name Sentoku that they give to it is the Japanese reading of the characters forming this emperor's name. 1931 Illustr. London News 15 Aug. 268/3 That..characteristic Japanese alloy, sentoku, a sort of yellow bronze which is very soft and resembles brass rather than bronze. 1968 G. Savage Conc. Hist. Bronzes iv. 128 Sentoku, containing up to thirteen per cent of zinc, may have been used in the fifteenth century, and legend has it that vessels of this kind also contained gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1902 |
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