Glossary entry

Chinese term or phrase:

偏黑

English translation:

Dark

Added to glossary by Katkin
Nov 15, 2013 22:13
10 yrs ago
Chinese term

偏黑

Chinese to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting Chinese painting/archeology
山水畫所施青綠重彩鮮豔如新,絹色偏黑。

Does this mean the silk was black, or that it had blackened over time (i.e. negative sense) ?

Thank you.

Similarly for 偏黃 - does it mean (in a negative sense) that the picture had yellowed (because of age)?

全畫僅缺一角,傷及畫面的坡腳。花鳥畫上部偏右一處破損,顏色偏黃,整體較之山水畫新一些,畫心內原有破損、水漬、黴斑,經修復已完好如初。
Proposed translations (English)
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I'd say here the text is not saying that the silk is actually black, but rather 'a little black', which really is to say that the silk had a 'dark' appearance.

Same for the yellow, this is saying this is a little yellow, or 'yellowish' 'yellowing'.
Peer comment(s):

agree Phil Hand : And I'd say it's neutral, neither negative nor positive. We can't assume that it has darkened through age. So just take this as a purely physical description.
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agree Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
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