Colour Palettes of the Traditional Traditions
Pigments, minerals, dye sources — extracted from the deep reads Purpose This document extracts and cross-references the colour palettes of five traditional High Asian art traditions: Pahari miniature painting (A1), Buddhist murals (A3), thangka painting (A4), Himalayan textiles (A6), and Newar art (A7). It names specific pigments, ground minerals, and dye sources. It organises by tradition, then maps the shared and distinct palettes across all five. This feeds design-language.org. Palette by Tradition A1: Pahari Miniature Painting The Pahari palette divides sharply between the early Basohli phase (c. 1660–1720) and the mature Kangra phase (c. 1770–1823). Both use opaque watercolour (gouache) on hand-burnished paper prepared with white lead (safeda). ...