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    Nandalal Bose

    Sketch from Sketch Book No.22 - Ajanta Sketches 10989 Nandalal Bose Pencil on paper

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Nandalal has here studied a richly ornamented female figure, perhaps the queen Maya, sketched from part of the mural relating to the birth of Buddha from cave no. 2 of the Ajanta caves. He renders her elegant stance in deep, bold flowing lines, accentuating the contours of the body.