Definition
摹本 refers to a copy of a painting or piece of calligraphy made by tracing, rubbing, or close imitation. It is commonly used in art history and collecting contexts to describe facsimiles that preserve the original's form and detail.
n.
a facsimile or copy (of a painting or calligraphy, made by tracing or direct imitation)
Examples
- ，摹本。Zhè fú huà de yuánzuò yǐ shīchuán, zhǐyǒu jǐ jiàn mó běn chuánshì.The original of this painting is lost; only a few facsimiles have survived.
- 摹本。Bówùguǎn zhǎnchū le Tángdài mínghuà de jīngměi mó běn.The museum exhibited exquisite facsimiles of famous Tang Dynasty paintings.
- 摹本，。Tā huā le hěnduō shíjiān yánjiū zhè fú mó běn, xiǎng zhǎo chū tā yǔ yuánzuò de chābié.He spent a lot of time studying this copy, trying to find differences from the original.
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