embroidered portrait; finely drawn portrait
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embroidered portrait; embroidered image
Refers to portraits or figures created using embroidery techniques, often with silk threads on fabric.
An exquisite embroidered portrait hangs on the wall.
This embroidered portrait was stitched thread by thread with silk.
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The embroidered portrait Grandma made is vivid and lifelike.
noun
finely drawn portrait; detailed illustration
literaryOften used in the term '绣像小说' (illustrated novels), referring to popular novels from the late Qing dynasty and early Republican era that contained detailed portrait illustrations at the beginning of each volume.
This old book is an illustrated novel from the late Qing dynasty.
The illustrations in illustrated novels are often very exquisite.
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He is researching the development history of modern Chinese illustrated novels.