Ebéniste (English spelling) [France]

Japanese: エベニスト(英語表記)ebéniste[フランス]
Ebéniste (English spelling) [France]
The term refers to a craftsman who works with ebony, and by extension to a craftsman who specialized in high-end furniture in early modern France. In the 17th century, it became popular to use ebony, a hard wood from the south, in furniture, but processing it required special skills, and craftsmen called themselves ébenists to distinguish themselves from ordinary furniture makers. The use of ebony in Rococo furniture declined, but the term ébenist remained. The main customers of ébenists were the French royal family and the court aristocrats surrounding them, and they also often fulfilled orders from foreign courts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
エボニー(黒檀)を扱う職人の意,転じて,近世のフランス家具において,とくに高級家具を専門とした職人を指す。17世紀に,南方産の硬木であるエボニーを家具に用いることが流行したが,その加工には特別の技術を要し,職人たちは一般の家具工と区別して,自身をエベニストと呼んだ。ロココの家具においてはエボニーの使用は下火になったが,エベニストの呼称は残った。エベニストの主要な顧客は,フランスの王室とそれをとりまく宮廷貴族たちであり,また,しばしば外国の宮廷の注文にも応じた。

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