"Han blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Han + blue From being a blue pigment last used during the Han Dynasty. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Han|blue}} Han + blue Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Chinese blue Related terms: Han purple Coordinate_terms: azurite, Egyptian blue (english: the first artificial pigment, and of chemical similarity to Han blue), Prussian blue (english: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment)
    Sense id: en-Han_blue-en-noun-Vo9P0zHV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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