Looking for Chinese red: Materia medica trade along the silk road and development of Chinese red dyestuff
In thousands of years from the Pre-Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, crimson represents sacredness and good fortune in several dynasties and is honored in the hierarchy of colors. Meanwhile, introduction to the exotic Materia Medica for dyeing from the Silk Road trade greatly expands the dyeing categ...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health/LWW
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Chinese Medicine and Culture |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cmaconweb.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9627;year=2018;volume=1;issue=2;spage=74;epage=78;aulast=Shao |