masterpiece; superb work of art
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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masterpiece; superb work of art (especially calligraphy or painting)
formalA technical term in art history and connoisseurship denoting the highest grade of artistic achievement. Historically used in classical Chinese art criticism to classify works of sublime quality.
Zhè这
fú幅
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
kān堪
chēng称
shén神
pǐn品
。
This landscape painting can truly be called a masterpiece.
Zhè这
fú幅
shū书
fǎ法
bèi被
yù誉
wéi为
shén神
pǐn品
。
This calligraphy is praised as a work of sublime excellence.
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Shén神
pǐn品
zhī之
zuò作
，
bǎi百
nián年
nán难
yù遇
。
A work of such excellence is hard to encounter once in a hundred years.
Jiàn鉴
shǎng赏
jiā家
jiāng将
zhè这
fú幅
huà画
dìng定
wéi为
shén神
pǐn品
。
The connoisseur classified this painting as a masterpiece.