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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 |
and finger can still be made out. The left hand supports a fold of his robe. Jewelled
garlands, more profuse than in the last, are looped about shoulders and arms. The
plum-colour under-garment, reaching to the feet, is figured with repeating floral
sprays—an unorthodox enrichment difficult to account for in one who has all the
attributes of the Buddha. Nimbus and petal-shaped vesica are different in detail
from the last, but express the same idea of flames and prismatic light. On the
right is a queer little dwarf, who might be a child but for his dainty moustache.
His little jewelled cap is childish and, as a child might, he seems to advance doubt-
fully, turning his head as though for encouragement from the person behind, upon
whose right foot one of his is resting. This other person, if not a devatá, might be a
queenly mother, and the small figure her princely son. Above is an adoring monk
with fancifully trimmed short hair. In the top corner a moustached devatá carries
a dish of flowers, and raises high the right hand with fingers posed in imitation of
those of the Buddha.
On the other side, below, is a small Buddha, in devout pose, kneeling on one
knee and gazing up at the great Buddha. His hair, which rises into the regulation
usnisa, is blue and trimmed at the edges like that of the monk. Above is a Bodhi-
sattva, indistinct and extensively defaced, with the left hand in front of the body
and turned sharply downwards, showing the palm. Next above is a very emaciated
bhíkkhu, reproduced with the mansion, to a larger scale, in monotone, on plate
XXVIII.
Small flowers float about the background, and simple decorative bands border
the panels. Part of the vaulted ceiling shows rows of seated Buddhas.
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