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xx   ILLUSTRATIONS

Face page

  1. Ruin of ancient Chinese fort, marking the position of the

`Jade Gate', seen from north-east .   i 80

  1. Ruined watch-tower, T. xii. A, with remains of adjoining

quarters and stairs, Tun-huang Limes   .   .   .   i 86

  1. Ancient implements and articles of equipment, excavated mainly from ruined watch-stations of early Chinese

border line, Tun-huang   .   .   .   .   187

  1. Early Sogdian document on paper, from watch-station T.

XII. A, Tun-huang Limes   .   .   .   .   187

  1. Southernmost Nan-shan range, seen from across basin of

Su-lo-ho headwaters   .   .   .   190

  1. Ruins of ancient Chinese magazine, T. xviIi, Tun-huang

Limes, seen from south   .   .   .   .   .   i 90

  1. Rows of small Buddhist cave-temples, seen from the shrine of a colossal Buddha, in southern group of `Thousand

Buddhas' Site, Tun-huang   .   .   .   194

  1. Ruined Buddhist grottoes, near Wang Tao-shih's cave-

temple, `Thousand Buddhas', Tun-huang   .   .   195

  1. Interior of temple cella, `Caves of the Thousand Buddhas', showing platform with stucco images and paintings on

west wall and ceiling   .   .   .   .   .   i 96

  1. Tempera painting showing procession of over-life-size Bodhisattvas, on wall of temple porch, `Caves of the Thousand

Buddhas'   .   .   .   .   .   .   197

  1. Mural paintings representing Jataka scenes and divine assemblages in corner of large temple cella, `Caves of the Thousand Buddhas' .200

  2. Ruined watch-tower, T. ix, on Chinese Limes, N.W. of Tun-

huang   .   .   .   201

  1. Wang Tao-shih, Taoist priest at the `Caves of the Thousand

Buddhas'   .   .   .   .   201

  1. Cella and porch of Wang Tao-shih's temple, `Caves of the

Thousand Buddhas', Tun-huang .   •   204
87, 88. Ancient Buddhist banners of painted silk gauze, repre-

senting Bodhisattvas. From the walled-up chapel, `Caves

of the Thousand Buddhas', Tun-huang (colour) .   .   206
89. Ancient embroidery picture on silk, showing the Buddha

between disciples and Bodhisattvas, with the donors in adoration below. From the walled-up chapel, `Caves of

the Thousand Buddhas', Tun-huang (colour)   •   208