Han Purple And Han Blue
Han purple and Han blue (also called Chinese purple and Chinese blue) are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments that were developed in China since ancient time.
Han purple and Han blue were used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1045-771 BC) until the end of the Han dynasty (c. 220 AD).
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