shinsha　辰砂

KEY WORD :　art history / paintings

1　Also shusha 朱砂, tansha 丹砂, tanshu 丹朱. Cinnabar; mercuric sulphide HgS. A naturally occurring hexagonal crystal: dark red with a glossy shine. Used to make the red pigment vermilion *shu 朱, used in Eastern painting touyouga 東洋画, for vermilion lacquer shu-urushi 朱漆, and to make seal paste indei 印泥. 2　A Japanese term for a type of red glaze used on Chinese ceramics, or ceramic ware decorated with red glaze or designs in red. Also shinshayuu 辰砂釉.

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