Xah Lee, 2006-08
Beautiful lasses. Note their voluptuousness. These are not just your girls-next-door; they are Apsaras↗, a class of Asian demigoddess if you will. full size 1200x1792. For more, see Khajuraho temple.
These are Devatas↗, on the northern library of the second level, Angkor Wat↗, Cambodia. (full size 1676x1540)
Devatas, is like the angles of buddhism, if you will force it.
Yakshini, another class of Asian demigoddess. This sculpture of a yakshini comes from a pillar of the railings of a stupa↗ in Mathura↗, India. 2nd century, red sandstone, height: 51 cm. See Yakshini↗.
It is my impression, that Asian ladies as far as feminine physical endownment is concerned, are flat in comparison to the Western blonde dolls or the Hispanic señorita. i.e. Asian girls in general have lesser breasts and hip sizes. I'm not sure if this is just a impression of modernity. But judging from these ancient sculptures, it seems, that Asian girls of yore are quite some hour-glasses to behold, or, that these sculptures are wild fantasies of the sculptors.
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