Chinese Painting Pigments: High-Quality Colors for Artists

Hangzhou Poezie Stationery Co. Ltd. advocates for natural pigments due to their unique aesthetic qualities, environmental sustainability, and cultural significance, aligning with the company's commitment to "innovation casting quality". Natural pigments, derived from minerals, plants, and organic sources, offer distinct color characteristics unattainable by synthetic alternatives. For example, Poezie's natural cinnabar pigment provides a deep, warm red with subtle particulate texture, ideal for traditional seal impressions, while synthetic reds lack this tactile depth. Environmentally, natural pigments are biodegradable and free from heavy metals (Poezie's natural range has <0.1% heavy metal content), making them safer for artists and eco-friendly. Culturally, using natural pigments preserves ancient artisanal knowledge—Poezie's production of "Zitan Brown" (derived from red sandalwood) continues a 2,000-year-old extraction technique. Scientifically, natural pigments often exhibit superior lightfastness: Poezie's azurite pigment, tested over 1,000 hours of UV exposure, shows <5% color change, outperforming many synthetic blues. Additionally, natural pigments offer unique optical properties, such as the semi-transparency of Poezie's malachite pigment, which creates depth when layered in landscape paintings. For artists seeking to align their practice with sustainable principles or replicate historical art techniques, Poezie's natural pigment range provides both ethical and aesthetic advantages. For detailed comparisons between natural and synthetic pigments, or to explore our natural pigment collections, please contact us.