Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s12.7

v2.c8.s12.7

¹ On the back wall of the chapel, between the sculptures of two majestic *Yakshas*, are the figures of two hermits shown in outline only. Farther to the right, near the *chaurī*-bearer, is the figure of a Buddha in the teaching attitude, with dark green and white clouds in the background. These figures, although unfinished, are interesting as showing the process of the artist in first marking out the outline, then strengthening it by washes to produce the effect of roundness, and afterwards adding colours.