Page 179 - Tibetan Thangka Painting Methodsand Mat, Jackson

Literary Approximate Definition mon sngon man ngon bluish mauve
Spelling pronunciation
mtha' bcad ta jay outlining along an
outer edge
khro bo tro wo wrathful or agressive,
a wrathful deity mtha' chags ta chak ri mo brocade designs for
rimo robe linings, borders
ko spyin go jin hide glue or size of cloth, etc.
derived from animal
hides mthil thil/thee "palm", the measure
of the length of the
la cha la cha lac palm and fingers of
. la chu la chu shellac the hand, a synonym
for cha chen
lag rten lag den hand-support, a board
upon which the paint- mthing thing azurite; deep blue
ing hand was rested colour
during painting mthing 'bru thing dru deepest azure-
lcang rna jang rna willow coloured paint
mthing chu thing chu a light watery paint
ldong ros dong ro realgar
made from azurite
leb gzi leb zi flat burnishing (0f
gold details) mthing shog thing shog black paper
mthing shul thing shiiii medium blue azurite
leb mdangs leb dang flat shading, ordinary
dry shading pigment
mthing skya thing gya light blue
!ha spyin hla jin/lha bing the best quality size
adhesive, used for mthing zhun thingshiin synonym for azurite
religious paintings
mtho tho "span", the distance
!han drub rna hlen drub rna applique thangka from the extended
thumb to the tip of
lhan thabs rna hlen thab rna glued-applique
thangka the middle finger, a
synonym for cha
li chu Ii chu "minium water", thin chen
minium paint
mtshal tsal/tsay vermilion
Ii khri Ii tri minium orange
mtshal chu tsal chu/tsay chu dilute vermilion
Ii ser Ii ser yellowish orange mtshal dkar tsal gar/tsay gar bright vermilion;
li skya Ii gya whitish orange also a synonym for
synthetic vermilion
ljang ku jang gu green
mtshal nag tsal nak/tsay nak darker vermilion
ljang se jang se light green
mtshal rgod tsal go/tsay go native vermilion,
ljang ser jang ser yellowish green cinnabar
10 thang 10 thang a thangka which mtshal skya tsal gya/tsaygya vermilion pink
took a year to paint
mtshal thang tsal thang/tsay a thangka in which
mchin kha chin kha liver colour thang the colour vermilion
mchin skya chin gya whitish liver colour predominates
mchin smug chin muCk) maroonish liver mumen mumen lapis lazuli
colour na ros na ro pink with a maroon-
mda'tshad da tsay an arrow's length ish tinge
mdo mthing do thing mineral blue, azurite nag po nak bo black
mdo spang do bang mineral green, mala- nag thang nak thang a thangka in which
chite the colour black pre-
dominates
me ris me ree drawing of flames
nas nay "grain", a measure
mgon khang gon khang chapel housing equalling one-eighth
images of the fierce of a cha chen
protectors
nas spyan nayjen "grain eyes"
mi sha mi sha human skin (colour),
flesh (colour) ngang pa ngang ba yellow ochre
mi tshad mi tsay the height of a man ngang sang ngang sang same as above
mo dkar mo gar softer variety of ka ngar rna ngar rna creamy saffron
rag colour?
mo rag mo rak same as above ngur (-smrig) ngur (-mik) saffron colour
mon kha man kha pale mauve nor lha nor hla god of wealth

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