Han purple

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English

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Etymology

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From Han +‎ purple. From being a purple pigment last used during the Han Dynasty.

Noun

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Han purple (uncountable)

  1. A pigment made from barium copper disilicate (“BaCuSi2O6”), the first artificial purple pigment, used by Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty.

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Coordinate terms

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  • Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Han purple)
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