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place in Nepalese art
- In Central Asian arts: Sculpture and painting
While this Nepalese hieratic, or sacerdotal, style was at its peak, a narrative style developed in manuscript illuminations such as the Hitopadeśa (1594; Kāthmāndu) and horizontal scroll paintings such as the Rathayātrā Scroll (1617; Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya). Its planar intricacies reveal a new and vital aspect…
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