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Wall Paintings from Ancient Shrines in Central Asia : vol.1 | |
中央アジアの古代寺院の壁画 : vol.1 |
On the left bank, beside the stream, sits a figure dressed as a monk, waving aloft,
in his left hand, a pankhá, and holding in his right a long-necked flask or guláb-
pásh.' Facing him, across the stream, is a Vajrapáni with fly-whisk and vajra. The
other six figures are Bodhisattvas.
The figure of the monk wears the dress of a mendicant. This stylish garment,
pink with bands of yellow trimming, conforms to the accepted interpretation for
artistic rendering of the patched rags prescribed for his followers by the Buddha.
The vertical and horizontal bands, not always correctly drawn, and their generally
uncreased condition, give a rather rigid appearance to the figure. The left side of the
body is visible as though seen through a transparent material. Stole and lining of
the robe are yellow, and in the confused drawing an under-garment of brick-red
seems to be intended. The black hair, dressed in a top-knot suggestive of the usnisa,
and trimmed in sharp angles over the forehead, is relieved against a green nimbus.
On the opposite bank of the stream, the Vajrapáni, seated with one knee raised,
is a fine, decorative figure, in the full panoply of a warrior. His face is that of a
demon, with wolf's ears; and his streaming hair, bushy and black, is massed behind
the shoulders against a yellow nimbus. The colouring of his dress conforms, in
general, to descriptions already given. The jewellery is all yellow (gold), the
gorget is green with gold, scrolled border, the tunic grey; skirt or kilt, yellow and
dull red, and the cape, dull pink. It may be noted that the forearms are treated
differently from those of the similar figure on plate xxvi. The short vajra resting
against his left knee has trisúla limbs. Both he and the Bodhisattva opposite have
the much-admired leonine torso.
The remaining six figures are Bodhisattvas, elegantly dressed in flowing gar-
ments and the usual jewellery. The colours used in the costumes are red, brick-
red, yellow, green, and white. Slightly varied in their application to individual
figures, a detailed description of the third from the left will serve as an example of
the treatment. This is the least defaced of the devatás, and exhibits both the con-
siderable executive skill of the artist and his poor understanding of the `structure'
of draperies. The loin-cloth is dull pink, bordered with yellow and grey; the skirt,
red with yellow border and red lining. Round the hips is a yellow sash. The stole
is dull pink lined with grey or green. Armlets and bangles are golden and the
latter have pink and green flower-shape jewels attached to their upper edge.
The two first Bodhisattvas or devatás turn their heads towards each other as
I Cf. the figure with similar attributes in Bez. xii. J-L, plate xxviii.
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