An expensive purple dye was extracted from certain mollusks, and various plants, roots, leaves, and insects were used to produce dyes in such colors as red, yellow, blue, and black.
Ягаан будгийг нэгэн зүйлийн нялцгай биетээс гаргаж авдаг байв. Янз бүрийн ургамал, үндэс, навч, шавжаас улаан, шар, хөх, хар өнгө гарган авдаг байв.