Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s26.3

v2.c8.s26.3

THIS painting seems never to have been finished, for several figures are shown in rough outline only. The subject represents a Bodhisattva sitting on a throne in the teaching attitude. His legs are crossed, and the feet rest on a rectangular stool. The figure is much damaged, but the outline of the body, the jewels and the crown, can be made out. Behind the Bodhisattva was a chaurī-bearer, whose figure has almost perished. Near the latter, on the right side, is a white figure which has made a loop with the right hand, and holds a tray of offerings on the left shoulder. The painter has shown this figure in the barest outline. A little farther to the right he has painted another chaurī-bearer, whose pose, on account of the curve near the waistline, is interesting. The spotted design of the cloth of the *cholī* and *sārī* of these women is also worthy of notice.