What is used to get the gold colour in Tanjore paintings?

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The Mysore school used pure gold leaf in lesser quantity as against gold-coated silver leaf handled across larger areas in the painting by Tanjore artists. The use of glass beads, precious and semi precious stones is also very rare in Mysore paintings.
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Real gold wash is used to give the gold colour to the tanjore painting
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Real gold wash is used to give the gold colour to the tanjore painting
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