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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

Akin to this is the material of the sleeves, in which the red lines are certainly not

intended to be a stylized rendering of folds. The same sleeves are found again on

the Däkinis in plates xx and xx1. The gorget of the warrior, like that of his

consort, is also worn by the Dákinis and by the Vajrapáni, who figures in several

of theP ictures. It resembles the lacquered leather armour so highly developed by

the Chinese and Japanese, bordered perhaps with chased gold or some gilded

metal. In the highly complicated trappings of the various figures there is much to

interest the student of costume.

Above the donor and his consort are two devatás, the uppermost of tanned com-

plexion in which there are pronounced attempts to express chiaroscuro. The other

complexions are fair. At the top left is part of the head of a grey-haired Vajrap ii

and a celestial pavilion on a paved terrace surrounded by a courtyard enclosed

within battlemented walls, with a wide gateway, wooden-framed but lacking

gates. In the courtyard are at least four horses, one with a red mane, another whose

mane is grey, and a third wearing a halter. Perhaps steeds for the chariot of the

sun-god Súrya.

Bez. iii. Aa

This interesting fragment, the upper left corner of a large painting, comes from

the south-west angle of the outer side of the cella wall. The border is similar to

that of N, O. The small Chinese pavilion is the usual timber-framed structure

with plastered walls and fine, tiled roof displaying bold grotesque bird terminals,

their long, bifurcated tail feathers, curled at the ends, covering the gable eaves. A

flaming jewel rises from the centre of the ridge and on the gable is the Chinese

character E t'ien (heaven); but there is no visible entrance to the building.

The celestial musician whose head appears to the right is playing a kind of

flageolet, two middle fingers of the left hand being pressed over two of the `notes'.

Long bands from the white taenia, caught by the breezes of the celestial heights,

wave above the head. It is a pity that this charming little piece is so badly damaged

by mud and exposure.

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