A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c10.s2.33
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c10.s2.33
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Fig. 69, also from Mr. Dames's collection, is not equal in merit to the two preceding, the drapery being treated in a more formal and commonplace manner. A man stands under a tree playing the *vīṇā*, or Indian lyre. These three figures apparently formed parts of larger compositions, but I cannot offer any explanation of their meaning. The trees, necessarily treated conventionally in order to bring them within the limits of the panels, have a fine decorative effect.