A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.10

c15.10

But later [? in fifth or sixth century] appeared Bimbasāra of Magadha, an artist skilled equally in the use of brush and chisel (*Meissel- und Bildwerke*), who founded the 'Middle Country' [*scil.* Magadha] school, and produced works equal in merit to those of the gods [*scil.* pre-Asokan].