Abhinaya-darpana (English)

by Ananda Coomaraswamy | 1917 | 16,981 words | ISBN-13: 9788121500210

Hinduism Natyashastra

The English translation of the Abhinaya-darpana (“the mirror of gesture”) by Nandikeshvara: an encyclopedic manual of the art of gesticulation. It belongs to a wide range of literature known as Natya-shastra: the ancient Indian art of dramatic performance, theatrics, dance and music. The Abhinaya Darpana is an abridgement of the Bharatarnava, a m...

Plates

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Plate I - The Cosmic Dance of Śiva (naṭarāja)

Plate II - Kurukullā

Plate III - Danseuse

Plate IV - Dancing frieze

Plate V - Danseuses before a Jaina Goddess; Apsarās dancing before Vishnu

Plate VI - Danseuse from an Ajaṇṭā Fresco

Plate VII - Hands of Images

Plate VIII - Seated image with Anjali Hands

Plate IX - Nauth Dance before a Royal Patron

Plate X - Single Hands

Plate XI - Single and Combined Hands

Plate XII - Single and Combined Hands (part 2)

Plate XIII - Combined Hands

Plate XIV - Combined Hands (part 2)

Last Updated: 17 July, 2018

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