Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.79
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.79
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v2.c78.s2.79
‘Bāna’s knowledge of the infinite variety of colour in nature and his singling out the beautiful natural tints of flowers and fruits so often chosen with great delicacy by expert artists for the execution of excellent still-life compositions is remarkable. Some of the descriptions in Bāṇa’s works simply represent the commentaries on Citra-śāstra especially those noteworthy paragraphs wherein colours, all from nature, play the part. The following descriptions illustrate the truth of the statement :