ochre; mineral pigment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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ochre; a mineral consisting mainly of ferric oxide used as a pigment
technicalRefers specifically to the natural mineral form of iron oxide (hematite) used historically and currently as a brownish-red pigment in painting, traditional Chinese medicine, and decoration.
Huà画
jiā家
yòng用
zhě赭
shí石
lái来
huà画
shān山
tǐ体
de的
yīn阴
yǐng影
。
The painter used ochre to paint the shadows on the mountain.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhě赭
shí石
de的
zhì质
dì地
fēi非
cháng常
xì细
nì腻
。
The texture of this ochre is very fine.
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Gǔ古
mù墓
de的
bì壁
huà画
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
zhě赭
shí石
yán颜
liào料
。
The tomb murals used large amounts of ochre pigment.