Title: A purple barium copper silicate pigment from early China
Abstract:AbstractA purple barium copper silicate, BaCuSi206, an artificial inorganic pigment, has been identified, sometimes mixed with the known blue barium copper silicate, BaCuSi4O10. It occurs on- painted ...AbstractA purple barium copper silicate, BaCuSi206, an artificial inorganic pigment, has been identified, sometimes mixed with the known blue barium copper silicate, BaCuSi4O10. It occurs on- painted objects and in octagonal sticks from China attributed to the Han dynasty (208 Be-AD 220). This man-made pigment, for which the name Han purple is proposed, has not been previously characterized.Read More
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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