Question

Q. With reference to the tradition Indian bronze sculpture consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

• A.
  1 only
• B.
  2 only
• C.
  Both 1 and 2
• D.
  Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Both 1 and 2
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct:
Nalanda, a bronze-casting school, originated around the ninth century during the reign of the Pala Dynasty in the Bihar and Bengal regions. In the gap of a few centuries, the sculptors of Kurkihar near Nalanda were able to revive the classical style of the Gupta era. Notable sculptures of this school include a magnificent bronze of four armed Avalokitesvara, in an elegant tribhanga posture. Worship of female goddesses has been introduced, and is part of the development of the Vajrayana period of Buddhism.Worship of Tara Images have become quite famous. Sitting on a throne, she is supported by a curvilinear lotus plant, and her right hand is in the abhaya mudra.

Statement 2 is correct:
Bronze casting and bronze depictions of traditional icons have reached a high stage of growth in South India during the Middle Ages during the Chola period in Tamil Nadu from the tenth to the twelfth century. The revered patron of the tenth century was the widowed queen of Chola, Sembiyan MahaDevi. A wide variety of Shiva iconography has grown in the Thanjavur (Tanjore) area of Tamil Nadu. Many of the emblematic sculptures of the Chola School include the image of Nataraja, the image of Kaliyamadan, etc.