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A Portrait Chinois (Chinese portrait) is a metaphorical description of oneself by a comparison with various things or elements, a tree, a flower, a film, an historical character, a dish, whatever.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Chinoiserie. Chinoiserie, a French term, signifying Chinese-esque, and pronounced ) refers to a recurring theme in European artistic styles since the seventeenth century, which reflect Chinese artistic influences.