| Book: | Bharatbarsha |
|---|---|
| Title of Article/Essay: | Bharat Chitracharcha |
| Translated Title of Article/Essay: | (The Practice of Indian Arts) |
| Author: | Akshay Kumar Maitreya |
| Editor: | Jaladhar Sen |
| Date, Year: | Sep-Oct 1921 |
| Reference Type: | Periodical Article |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Volume: | 10, Part-1 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 481-487 |
| Publisher: | Gurudas Chattopadhyay and Sons |
| Place Published: | Calcutta |
| Country Published: | India |
| Descriptive Tags: | Aesthetics, Rasa |
| Remarks: | Discusses the six limbs of Indian painting during pre-Buddhist period. Elaborates on 'rupvedha' - the knowledge of appearance, 'bhava'- action of feelings of forms, 'sadrisyam'-similitude, 'lavanya yojanam'-artistic manner of using a brush, 'varnika bhanga'-artistic infusion of grace, pramanam-correct perception, maesure and structure enumerated by Vatsyanyana in Kamasutra and how these need to be incorporated in modern art practices. Note: Month of Publication is mentioned in text also as Ashwin, following the Bengali calendar. |
| Where we found it: | Archive: Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, Kolkata |