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PORCELAIN BLUE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porcelain gallbladder
1, record 1, English, porcelain%20gallbladder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Porcelain gallbladder refers to extensive calcium encrustation of the gallbladder wall. The term has been used to emphasize the blue discolouration and brittle consistency of the gallbladder wall at surgery but is often an incidental finding on multiple different imaging modalities. 2, record 1, English, - porcelain%20gallbladder
Record 1, Key term(s)
- porcelain gall bladder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vésicule porcelaine
1, record 1, French, v%C3%A9sicule%20porcelaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vésicule porcelaine : des inflammations récurrentes de la vésicule biliaire entraînent la calcification complète de sa paroi interne. 2, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9sicule%20porcelaine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des vésicules porcelaine. 3, record 1, French, - v%C3%A9sicule%20porcelaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- vesícula biliar porcelanizada
1, record 1, Spanish, ves%C3%ADcula%20biliar%20porcelanizada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tomografía computarizada puede ayudar a determinar si la vesícula biliar está calcificada o rodeada por una capa de calcio. Esta afección se conoce como vesícula biliar porcelanizada y puede ser causada por el crecimiento de células cancerosas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ves%C3%ADcula%20biliar%20porcelanizada
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pottery
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Kakiemon ware
1, record 2, English, Kakiemon%20ware
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Kakiemon porcelain 2, record 2, English, Kakiemon%20porcelain
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Japanese porcelain made primarily during the Edo period(1603-1867; i. e., the period of the Tokugawa shogunate) by the Sakaida family, who established kilns at Arita, near the port of Imari in the province of Hizen(Saga Prefecture). Typical dishes, bowls, and vases have octagonal, hexagonal, or square shapes, perhaps because these shapes give less evidence of warping in the kiln than do circular ones. Wares were painted in a pale underglaze blue until the family learned the Chinese secret of using overglaze colours. 1, record 2, English, - Kakiemon%20ware
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Kakiemon
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Poteries
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine Kakiemon
1, record 2, French, porcelaine%20Kakiemon
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Kakiemon ou Sakaida Kakiemon, potier japonais (1596-1660 ou 1666). Établi à Arita (province de Hizen), il a «japonisé» la porcelaine qui portera son nom en créant des décors légers aux tonalités transparentes que fait valoir une couverte laiteuse. 2, record 2, French, - porcelaine%20Kakiemon
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Imari
1, record 3, English, Imari
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Imari porcelain 2, record 3, English, Imari%20porcelain
proposal
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Imari. Japanese porcelain made at Arita(Hizen province) from the beginning of the 18th century onwards, and shipped from the port of Imari not far away. The decoration, perhaps influenced by Dutch traders, was overcrowded, and based on native textiles and brocades. Its popularity was such that it was copied, with variations, in China-a ware known as Chinese Imari. It is painted in several colours, of which a blackish underglaze blue and a strong dark red predominate. Its forms, decoration, and palette were copied in Europe.... 1, record 3, English, - Imari
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Porcelaines
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- porcelaine d'Imari
1, record 3, French, porcelaine%20d%27Imari
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est à partir d'Imari qu'étaient expédiées en grand nombre vers l'Europe, au début du XVIIIe s., les porcelaines exécutées à Arita (province de Hizen). Par extension, le nom d'«Imari» s'applique aux décors en bleu, rouge et or de ces porcelaines et à leurs imitations chinoises et européennes (Delft, Meissen, etc.). 2, record 3, French, - porcelaine%20d%27Imari
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Earthenware
- Porcelain and Fine Ceramics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- delft
1, record 4, English, delft
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- delf 1, record 4, English, delf
correct
- delph 1, record 4, English, delph
correct
- Delf ware 2, record 4, English, Delf%20ware
correct
- delftware 3, record 4, English, delftware
correct
- Delft ware 2, record 4, English, Delft%20ware
correct
- delphware 3, record 4, English, delphware
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A soft but strong tin-glazed Dutch faience decorated on the unfired glaze in blue or sometimes polychrome originally in imitation of oriental porcelain but later with genre scenes. 3, record 4, English, - delft
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Faïences
- Porcelaines
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- faïence de Delft
1, record 4, French, fa%C3%AFence%20de%20Delft
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- faïence hollandaise 2, record 4, French, fa%C3%AFence%20hollandaise
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Delft (faïences de). Delft fut le principal centre faïencier de la Hollande. [...] faïences très légères dont la pâte beige clair, d'un grain serré, est recouverte d'un émail stannifère [...] Les contours du décor sont parfois soulignés par un trait brun, le trek, et les couleurs polychromes de grand feu comprennent un beau rouge (bol arménien). Formes et décors obéissent à deux tendances stylistiques. D'une part, des faïenciers [...] incités par la vogue et la rareté des porcelaines chinoises, en imitèrent les formes (vases, drageoirs, boîtes à thé, etc.) et les décors, en bleu et blanc et en polychromie de grand feu. D'autre part, sous l'influence de la gravure, un style européen (paysages, scènes de genre, portraits, vases fleuris) se fit jour [...] 3, record 4, French, - fa%C3%AFence%20de%20Delft
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-08-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- porcelain blue 1, record 5, English, porcelain%20blue
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- bleu porcelaine
1, record 5, French, bleu%20porcelaine
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut aussi être un adjectif. 2, record 5, French, - bleu%20porcelaine
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-08-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Clay Working Methods (Ceramics)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Nanking yellow
1, record 6, English, Nanking%20yellow
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tzu chin 1, record 6, English, tzu%20chin
correct, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A yellowish-brown glaze derived from iron, usually associated with underglaze blue decoration on porcelain decorated at Nanking. 1, record 6, English, - Nanking%20yellow
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tzy chin: a chinese term often found in the English context. 2, record 6, English, - Nanking%20yellow
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Techniques de la céramique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- jaune de Nankin
1, record 6, French, jaune%20de%20Nankin
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- jaune de Nan-King 2, record 6, French, jaune%20de%20Nan%2DKing
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
sous les Ming : (...) Les bruns lustrés vont du "café au lait" et du "jaune de Nankin" (brun pâle) au brun "feuille morte". 1, record 6, French, - jaune%20de%20Nankin
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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