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Literary Approximate Definition gser rten ser den undercoat for gold
Spelling pronunciation paint
gser shog ser shoCk) gold leaf
dbang lag wang lak plant root used as an
adhesive gser thang ser thang a thangka in which
dbang po'i wang bo lak same as above the colour gold pre-
lag pa ba dominates
gsung rten sung den
dbu'i 'od 'khor UU 0 khor head nimbus "speech support", a
technical term for
dbur rdo ur do stone for polishing or scriptures
burnishing the ground
gter bdag der da(k) a guardian deity of a
dkar bcad gar jay white outlining treasure (gter)
dkar po gar bo white gtsag mdangs dzak dang granular dry shading
dkar rtsi gar dzi whitewash gtsag par dzak bar stencil; tracing
dmar nag mar na(k) dark red gtso bo dzowo main or chief figure
dmar po marbo red gtun dun pestle
dmar rdzas mar dzay depiction of sacri- gtun khung dun khung mortar
fices
gur gum khur kum saffron (or safflower)
dmar skya mar gya pink
'gying gying contrapposto
dngul rdul nguu diiii powdered silver
g.yu kha yu kha "turquoise colour",
'dod lha do hla deity chosen by the the deep blue-green
patron colour intermediate
dpag bsam baCk) sam wish-granting tree between azurite and
gyi shing gi shing malachite
gzhu spyan shu jen "bow eye"
dpar rna bar rna thangka made by
block printing gzi zi/si burnisher, a banded
dra bcad tra jay outlining on patched onyx commonly used
monk's robes for burnishing
gzi ris zi ree designs drawn with
dras drub rna tray drup rna applique thangka
the tip of the burn-
dud kha thu kha smoke colour isher on gold
dud sngon thU ngon bluish smoke colour gzi rten zi den "burnisher support",
gar gzigs khar zi(k) the appearance of the an object held
eyes of a painted beneath the canvas
figure seeming to during burnishing
follow the observer hal tshon ? same as hang tshon?
gdong dong "face", a synonym of hang tshon hang tson painting done with
cha chen thin washes of colour
glo kha 10 kha lung colour over a line drawing
gos ris kho ree (gold) brocade designs he rams he ram an inferior quality of
indigo
grang gser trang ser "cold gilt", powdered
gold applied in a ja dmar cha mar reddish tea colour
medium such as size ja kha cha kha tea colour
or flax-seed binder
ja ljang chajang greenish tea-colour
gris 'brad tree dray scraping smooth with
a knife ka rag ga raCk) a white earth colour
gru mo tru mo a cubit, the distance kha che sha kha che sha saffron
from the elbow to the khama kha rna
knuckles of a closed kha chu kha chu the thin surface layer
fist, equal to two cha of paint in a pot
chen
kha gsal ba kha sa la brighter, as of colours
gsed mdangs se dang smooth dry shading
kha nag pa kha nak ka darker, as of colours
gser ser gold
'khor khor the retinue or group
gser 'dra ser dra "like gold", of a of lesser figures placed
golden colour around the main
figure
gser gyi thigs ser gi thik bo gold in drop form
po khra'drud tra dru "pulling out of the
glossiest (hairs)", a
gser rdul ser duu powdered gold
term for fine dry
shading
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