Thursday, July 2, 2015

Ink Drawing of Ganesha 4th century BCE

Ink drawing of Ganesha under an umbrella . Ink, called masi, an admixture of several chemical components, has been used in India since at least the 4th century BCE.The practice of writing with ink and a sharp pointed needle was common in early South India. Several Jain sutras in India were compiled in ink.

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