Ishtakacurna, Iṣṭakācūrṇa, Ishtaka-curna: 1 definition
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Ishtakacurna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Iṣṭakācūrṇa can be transliterated into English as Istakacurna or Ishtakacurna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Ishtakachurna.
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)Iṣṭakācūrṇa (इष्टकाचूर्ण) refers to the “powder of bricks” which was used in the process of creating a Canvas, in the ancient Indian art of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—Canvas is a kind of surface on which a painter can draw a picture. In ancient time walls are seen to be plastered with different substances and these were prepared for Painting. [...] For the process of kuḍya i.e., plastering on a wall, the painter needs iṣṭakācūrṇa i.e., powder of bricks and mṛd i.e., clay[4] as basic ingredients. To prepare this at first the powder of three kinds of brick and one third of clay should be mixed.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
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Partial matches: Ishtaka, Curna.
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Full-text: Curna, Ishtaka, Powder, Clay, Brick, Mrid, Plaster, Kusumbha, Guda, Madhuka, Guggula, Bilva, Madhucchishta, Wall, Sudhacurna, Kudya, Sudha, Mudga.
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Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
5. Preparation of Canvas before Painting < [Chapter 5 - Painting and Image Making]