Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v2.c8.s7.24

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In the fourth episode, the scene, like the first, lies in the lotus-lake, which is again most beautifully painted. The left portion of the fresco has almost perished, but in what remains the artist’s close study of bird and plant life must be highly admired. The different kinds of lotus flowers³ and different stages of their bloom have been exquisitely drawn, and the delineation of the geese, five of which may be noticed, is equally ingenious and charming.