blue: is a dark steel-blue, not a silver-blue and not mingled with fawn, bronzy or black hairs.
蓝色:是深蓝色,具有金属光泽。不可以是银蓝色也不可以掺杂浅黄褐色、青铜色或黑色被毛。
all these conclusions or estimations are got from a horizontal study ----- namely, by comparing the lacquered ware with the early bronzy ware examples in corresponding period.