by Fattu. From the Bihari Sat Sai series.
Kangra School. Late 18th century AD.
Bihari has not only described different types of Nayikas, but has also described their anatomical details. Here he describes a voluptuous village girl who stands and guards her field. According to him, " A garland of water-lilies adorns her breast,
And flowers of sann-hemp bedeck her forehead,
Thus standing, the lovely damsel, with elevated bosom,
Keeps watch on the field."
Fattu has captured the typical Kangra rice fields with the rice in blossom, large boulders, a flowing waterway for irrigating the fields. In the background, the elderly woman describes the beauty of the young girl to Krishna.
Fattu is not interested in capturing the royalty, but in capturing his fellow villagers. He provides a look at the world of the commaner. The young damsel not only harks back to the Yakshi of ancient Indian art, but she also personifies Mother Nature tending all of us--the crop. A village belle is transformed into a symbol of divinity.
And flowers of sann-hemp bedeck her forehead,
Thus standing, the lovely damsel, with elevated bosom,
Keeps watch on the field."
Fattu has captured the typical Kangra rice fields with the rice in blossom, large boulders, a flowing waterway for irrigating the fields. In the background, the elderly woman describes the beauty of the young girl to Krishna.
Fattu is not interested in capturing the royalty, but in capturing his fellow villagers. He provides a look at the world of the commaner. The young damsel not only harks back to the Yakshi of ancient Indian art, but she also personifies Mother Nature tending all of us--the crop. A village belle is transformed into a symbol of divinity.
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