Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c9.s7.t1: Mānasollāsa List

Jain Miniature Paintings from Western India c9.s7.t1

(1) Cinnabar mixed with conch-shell lime yields a red-lotus hue.

(2) Lac-dye mixed with conch-shell lime yields the shade of the *rasa* (?) (variant *chora*) plant.

(3) Red ochre mixed with conch-shell lime powder yields the shade of smoke.

(4) Orpiment mixed with conch-shell lime yields the shade of the *chorāśva* (?) plant.

(5) Lampblack mixed with conch-shell lime also yields the shade of smoke.

(6) Indigo mixed with conch-shell lime yields the pigeon gray.

(7) Indigo mixed with orpiment yields green.

(8) Lampblack mixed with red ochre yields dark brown shade.

(9) Lampblack mixed with lac-dye yields the shade of the *pātala* flower.

(10) Lac-dye mixed with indigo yields the deep purple of the *Jambū* fruit.