Han blue

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Han blue (uncountable)

  1. A pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (BaCuSi4O10), an artificial blue pigment, used by ancient Chinese for over 2 millennia before dying out at the end of the Han dynasty; one of the few alternates to azurite in ancient times.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • azurite
  • Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Han blue)
  • Prussian blue (the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment)

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