Han purple

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Egyptian blue (the first artificial pigment, and chemically similar to Han purple)
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