Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c25.23

c25.23

The following are some Sinhalese proverbs connected with pottery: “The devil broke the *koraha* as he went away” (Eng. ‘The cat did it’). “Six months’ labour of the potter, is one stroke to the man with the cudgel.” “A pot filled to the brim does not shake.” “The water in a half-filled pot shakes.” “When an elephant gets thin, it cannot be bathed in a *koraha*.” “Like a pot placed with its mouth downwards.” “One cannot put the hand even into a *koraha* in a hurry.”