According to the encyclopedia definition, "the arts of China were the chief source of inspiration for chinoiserie." Yet to call chinoiserie a "Chinese" style is not really complete.
百科全書這樣解釋，「… … 中國藝術是它主要的靈感來源，但其他東方國家同樣貢獻了他們的影響力」，可見稱之為「中國」風格，不盡周全。