A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.68

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In a general way, the style of the Sānchī reliefs resembles that of those at Bharhut, but is rather more refined and delicate. If we have no Yakshī statues as at Bharhut, compensation may be found in the elegant bracket figures, practically statues in the round, which are a specially pleasing feature of Sānchī art. A good example of such a figure is shown in Fig. 46. It is a form of the Woman and Tree motive. The beautiful decorative details of the pillar are worthy of careful study. No nation has surpassed the Indians in the variety and delicacy of the floral designs enriching their sculpture and pictures.