Picturesque Nepal . :^m:m^St^ ^ [ ^---j-. DETAILS OF A TEMPLE DOORWAY AT BHATGAON. THE UMBRELLA 151 design of the building has the fancifulemblematic meanings which the Buddhistreligion has associated with the various archi-tectural elements composing tlie umbrella, or attribute of royalty, usuallysurmounts the whole, but the different parts ofthe construction do not constitute an allegoryas in the older and more classic style of Newararchitecture. CHAPTER X THE ARTS OF THE SEWARS~Coutinued The Nepalese School—Its Origin and Influences—Metal-work—Metal Statuary—The Process of Manuf
Picturesque Nepal . :^m:m^St^ ^ [ ^---j-. DETAILS OF A TEMPLE DOORWAY AT BHATGAON. THE UMBRELLA 151 design of the building has the fancifulemblematic meanings which the Buddhistreligion has associated with the various archi-tectural elements composing tlie umbrella, or attribute of royalty, usuallysurmounts the whole, but the different parts ofthe construction do not constitute an allegoryas in the older and more classic style of Newararchitecture. CHAPTER X THE ARTS OF THE SEWARS~Coutinued The Nepalese School—Its Origin and Influences—Metal-work—Metal Statuary—The Process of Manufacture—TheArtist-priest—IMinor j\Ietal-\vork—The Makara—ReligiousUtensils—Wood-carving—Terra-cotta—Stone-carving—Textiles. It does not need a very close investigation ofthe architecture of Nepal, both religious andsecular, to realize that the Newars were awonderfully artistic people. The temples andpublic buildings reveal such a wealth of fineand applied art that it is clear the inhabitantsof
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