Uses in Cultural Contexts
Han blue seems to have been favored in earlier (Zhou) periods, and Han purple in later periods (c. 400 BC).
The Han pigments consist of varying combinations of blue, purple and colorless components. The grinding together of Han purple and Han blue would have allowed a variety of blue-purple shades.
The pigments were used for
- Beads (from late Western Zhou period (1201-771 BC) )
- Octagonal sticks (from Warring States period)
- The Terracotta Army (Qin dynasty)
- Painted figurines (Han dynasty)
- Ceramic vessels (Han dynasty)
- Metal objects (Han dynasty)
- Wall paintings (Han dynasty)
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