liuli

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noun

A form of Chinese glasswork.

Scrabble 5

Meanings

nounliuli (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA form of Chinese glasswork.

    The liuli made by him was more brilliant and beautiful than that imported from the West.

    2021, Development History Of Ancient Chinese Glass Technology, Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, page 346
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    Victory has found success in providing jobs to the disabled while also turning a profit, and it has banched out from the traditional industry of baked goods into running convenience stores, and even to the making of specialized liuli glassware, giving more opportunities to the disadvantaged while increasing their chances to interact with a larger group of people.

    2016, Yanto Chandra, Linda Wong, Social Entrepreneurship in the Greater China Region, Abingdon-on-Thames, England: Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 94

    To better pinpoint the povenance of the Yixian Luohans, it is helpful to examine the development of the Liulichang and the history of liuli glazed ceramic sculpture.

    2016, Eileen Hsiang-ling Hsu, Monks in Glaze, Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, page 39

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