Picturesque Nepal . nd many of these have found their way intoart collections of the West. The imncis, orstandard lamp, is one of the most characteristicof these, and is often designed on very grace-ful lines. Its moulded and patterned stand,sometimes with a dragon sprawling over it,is generally beautifullj^ proportioned, and thesuperimposed composition of Ganesh or otherdeity framed in foliage gives an ideal finishto the whole. The common hanging lamp isalso a cleverly designed article, whether it isof the dragon or pagoda type, andsome of these when elaborated are exception-ally artistic pie
Picturesque Nepal . nd many of these have found their way intoart collections of the West. The imncis, orstandard lamp, is one of the most characteristicof these, and is often designed on very grace-ful lines. Its moulded and patterned stand,sometimes with a dragon sprawling over it,is generally beautifullj^ proportioned, and thesuperimposed composition of Ganesh or otherdeity framed in foliage gives an ideal finishto the whole. The common hanging lamp isalso a cleverly designed article, whether it isof the dragon or pagoda type, andsome of these when elaborated are exception-ally artistic pieces of metalwork. A verypleasing object is what may be termed a ewer-lamp, a kind of metal jug with an extension ofthe lip, in which is kept the oil and wick. Anornamental spoon accompanies it, often sur-mounted with a peacock, and this is utilizedin ladling the oil out of the ewer-reservoir intothe expanded lip, when the lamp is to belighted. These temple accessories are manyin number, and all tend to show that the. FOUNTAINS IN THE GARDEN AT EALAJI.—Fil^c 179. THE NEWAR WOODWORKER 169 Newar metalworker brought the same artisticfeeling into play in his small creations as in hislarge figiuc compositions. Of what may be termed the minor arts ofNepal, that of the worker in wood is the mostimportant, and in his productions this crafts-man has been even more prolific than themetalworker. But he has rarely if everaspired to statuary in this material, althoughhis caryatid struts are at times such wonderfulfigure groups that they may almost be classedas fine art. But regarded broadly the Newarwoodworker has subordinated his handiworkand utilized it mainly in conjunction with thearchitect, so that his conceptions come withinthe category of the applied arts. In his carvedtympanums—those large characteristic panelsapplied over all Nepali doorways—the wood-worker has been allowed considerable latitude,and these features are often complete pictures,religious subjects sculptured out o
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