Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.s1.59
Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c11.s1.59
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has the appearance of a woman, ‘in all wise of perfect beauty, glorious in grace’; like other mythical things, it grows in the Himālayas; and has been known to shake the resolution of hermits dwelling there. It is a very common element in Kandyan design (Figs. 29 and 31; Pl. XXXIX., 3; Pl. XL., 13, etc.); occasionally parts of the plant are made to bear single faces also, reminding one of some designs by Walter Crane.