gofun; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
Traditional white pigment made from powdered calcium carbonate, used in Japanese painting (Nihonga), crafts, and as a base for makeup. Often translated as 'artists' chalk' or 'white pigment'.
Gofun is often used in Japanese painting.
Gofun is a white pigment made from shells.
A Sino-Japanese word from Chinese 胡粉, originally a name for imported white pigment, especially lead white. In Japanese art it later came to denote the traditional white pigment made chiefly from powdered shells.