Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c9.s3.26

c9.s3.26

The following is the proportion of the ingredients in the formula : ¼ seer water, 1 tolā good dry resin of the pīpal known as lākhdānā, ½ tolā Pathānī lodh and one anna weight of borax. The quantities of these ingredients have to be multiplied proportionately if more lac-dye is required. If the lac-dye was used on palm-leaf then madder, one-fourth of the quantity of resin was added as it deepened the shade.