Chinese blue
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Chinese + blue From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the Ancient Chinese
Noun[edit]
- A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO2)4”), used in ancient China.
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- azurite
- Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Chinese blue)
- Prussian blue (the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment)