What are the characteristics of the sculpture "Girl Holding a Whisk and Yaksa"?

"Girl Holding a Whisk and a Fork" was painted around the 3rd century BC, 1.63 meters high, and is now in the Patna Museum.

This round sculpture of a yakshasa is a representative work of the Maurya Dynasty's figure sculptures.

This Yasha girl is half naked, holding a long whisk in her right hand and throwing it behind her shoulder. She has thick hair on the back of her head and a huge crown bead on her forehead.

Her face is dignified and simple, with an ancient smile.

The breasts of Yaaksha women are round and exaggerated, the waist is slender, the buttocks are plump, and the curves of the whole body are soft and voluptuous.

The tawny sandstone used for carving is highly polished, giving the statue a soft luster.

The plump female body represented in this sculpture reflects the unique aesthetic taste of Indians influenced by the concept of fertility worship.

This Yakshasa is also the original prototype of the Indian female sculpture image. A series of Yakshasa that expresses female beauty in later Indian sculptures seem to have evolved from here.