Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c9.s1.10

c9.s1.10

Another white mentioned in the *Mānasollāsa*, in connection with the plastering of the wall before painting, is *nāgā*⁷. It is said to have been found in the Nilgiris. What it actually was, we are unable to say, but, perhaps, it is kaolin or gypsum. In the *Śilparatna*⁸, white (*dhavalavarna*) used as priming was obtained from burnt conch-shell or white earth, the exudation of elephant apple and *nīm* serving as binding media.