Lavanyayojana, Lāvaṇyayojana, Lavanya-yojana: 2 definitions
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Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Painting: A SurveyLāvaṇyayojana (लावण्ययोजन) refers to “infusion of grace in artistic representation” and represents one of the six limbs (ṣaḍaṅga) of the ancient Indian art of “painting” (citra), according to the Vātsyāyana’, Kāmasūtra (2nd century CE). These “six limbs” (e.g., Lāvaṇya-yojana) were the basis of the Indian art of painting.
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Lāvaṇyayojana (लावण्ययोजन) refers to the “graceful appearance of a portrait” and represents one of the six limbs of Painting (citra), according to the Kāmasūtra and Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Lāvaṇyayojana denotes graceful appearance of a portrait. In the context of lāvaṇya, the Ujjvalanīlamaṇi states that lāvaṇya is that which is reflected through the natural purity of limbs as like the luster reflects from the pearl in a natural way. This means the execution of luster and gracefulness in a picture is totally based on the spontaneous flowing of an artist’s emotion. So it can be said that to make a portrait more charming and lively, the addition of gracefulness is very important. In the 6th Act of Abhijñānaśakuntala, the king Duṣyanta says about the portrait of Śakuntalā that though this picture of Śakuntalā is not perfectly drawn, her beauty and luster are only partially represented by the delineation.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yojana, Lavanya.
Full-text: Citra, Shadanga, Natural purity, Lustre, Gracefulness, Spontaneous, Graceful.
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