________________
Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
www.kobatirth.org
Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
70 Peori, Pyavdi : Peori, Pyavdi in Rajasthani language is common yellow clay which is used for normal work on paper and cloth has a bright yellow shade.
Gau-goli: Gau-gcli is obtained from cows urinet. In the early days cows were tied under mango trees on a particular type of claybed for days togather and were fed an ripe mango leaves. The claybed rendered a pure yellow pigment by the usual process. Since this treatment proved detrimental to cows, the process was stopped. But the colour obtained by this technique was easily the best known yellow.
Green is not an original pigment. It was always obtained by adding blue and yellow. Terraverte green as a separate colour was known to exist in the Ajanta/Ellora phase (ca.7h Cent.A. D.)
Harabhata : Commonly used by Rajasthani painter is actually malachite green. This mineral apprears in several forms in nature and the shade varies to a great extent. From geological point of view azurite is the parent and malachite is a changed form of the original blue deposit. This colour is pale, bright opaque and crystalline. It was extensively used to depict green pastures, mounds, fields etc.
21.
Rai Krishnadasa : Bharat Ki Chitrakala. (Hindi) Allahabad. 1972.P.P 76.
For Private and Personal Use Only
