Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.20

c25.20

He takes good (red) *gurugala* and (white) *makulu* and mixes them with water to a thick consistency, Mingling them with the right amount of oil, that they may shine: Thereafter he sets them in the sun to dry them well, And after that having stacked them in the kiln, on the first day he dries them in the smoke.