Chinese blue
Meanings
noun
- A artificial blue pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE).
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Etymology
From Chinese + blue. From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the ancient Chinese.
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