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偏黑

English translation: Dark

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Chinese term or phrase:偏黑
English translation:Dark
Entered by: Katkin

22:13 Nov 15, 2013
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / Chinese painting/archeology
Chinese term or phrase: 偏黑
山水畫所施青綠重彩鮮豔如新，絹色偏黑。

Does this mean the silk was black, or that it had blackened over time (i.e. negative sense) ?

Thank you.

Similarly for 偏黃 - does it mean (in a negative sense) that the picture had yellowed (because of age)?

全畫僅缺一角，傷及畫面的坡腳。花鳥畫上部偏右一處破損，顏色偏黃，整體較之山水畫新一些，畫心內原有破損、水漬、黴斑，經修復已完好如初。
Katkin
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:57
Dark
Explanation:
I'd say here the text is not saying that the silk is actually black, but rather 'a little black', which really is to say that the silk had a 'dark' appearance.

Same for the yellow, this is saying this is a little yellow, or 'yellowish' 'yellowing'.
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Preston Decker
United States
Local time: 13:57
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Dark


Explanation:
I'd say here the text is not saying that the silk is actually black, but rather 'a little black', which really is to say that the silk had a 'dark' appearance.

Same for the yellow, this is saying this is a little yellow, or 'yellowish' 'yellowing'.

Preston Decker
United States
Local time: 13:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Phil Hand: And I'd say it's neutral, neither negative nor positive. We can't assume that it has darkened through age. So just take this as a purely physical description.
1 hr
agree  Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
5 hrs
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