A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.9
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.9
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c15.9
The succession was then carried on by the Yaksha, or spirit artists employed by Asoka [250 B. C.], and next by the semi-human Nāgas under the control of Nāgārjuna [*cir.* A. D. 200; Amarāvatī]. After Nāgārjuna it seemed as if the knowledge of art had vanished from among men; no regular succession of artists could be traced, although individuals of genius made exceptional efforts.