Grams of pigment per finished scroll
Avg. 60 × 120 cm patta · n = 84 scrolls
Vermilion
Cobalt
Emerald
Turmeric
Conch
Lampblack
68%
Share of mineral mass
Vermilion + Cobalt + Emerald
+4 pts vs. 1991
Where the gram-weight goes
Vermilion fills flesh, robes, hero panels
34.4 %
Cobalt fields Krishna skin, sky bands
22.7 %
Emerald foliage kadamba, lotus stalk
15.7 %
Turmeric trim halos, jewel filaments
13.2 %
Conch white eye, conch-shell, teeth
8.3 %
Lampblack outline every figure, every glyph
4.8 %