Touchstone

Japanese: Touchstone
Touchstone

… It was Shakespeare who appeared at the peak of this trend, and introduced the clown into full-scale theatrical performance, bringing it to maturity in one fell swoop. There was Bottom, the craftsman who enjoys pleasure with the fairy queen (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Falstaff, the lecher, glutton, braggart, and pot-bellied figure of Physis (Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor); Touchstone (As You Like It) and Feste (Twelfth Night), who embody the paradox of the wise fool; and the nameless clown who accompanies the tragic king (King Lear). Hamlet, the hero of the tragedy, plays the role of a clown. …

From [Assay]

…Silver dissolves in nitric acid, while gold remains undissolved. The remaining gold can then be weighed and compared with the original weight to determine the gold and silver content. In addition to the above, touchstones have also been used since ancient times. Black, dense basalt or chert are used as touchstones, and the purity of gold can be determined by rubbing a sample against them and comparing the streak color with that of a standard. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Touchstone" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… こうした盛りあがりの頂点に現れて,道化を本格的演劇の中に誘いこみ,一挙に円熟させたのがシェークスピアであった。妖精の女王との快楽を味わう職人ボトムBottom(《夏の夜の夢》),好色で大食でほら吹きで〈フュシス〉そのものの象徴のような太鼓腹をしたフォールスタッフ(《ヘンリー4世》《ウィンザーの陽気な女房たち》),ワイズ・フール(賢い愚者)という逆説を体現するタッチストーンTouchstone(《お気に召すまま》)やフェステFeste(《十二夜》),そして悲劇的国王につきそう名無しの道化(《リア王》)。ハムレットにいたっては,悲劇の主人公なのに道化ぶりを演じる。…

【試金】より

…銀は硝酸に溶解し,金は溶けずに残るので,残った金を秤量(ひようりよう)し,最初の重量と比較して金銀の含有量を求めることができる。 以上のほか,試金石touchstoneも古代から利用された。試金石には黒色で緻密(ちみつ)な玄武岩やチャートが用いられ,それに試料をこすりつけて,その条痕色と標準品の条痕色とを比較して金の純度を知るのである。…

※「Touchstone」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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