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Serindia : vol.2 |
vi CONTENTS CHAPTER XXI.—THE CAVES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS | PAGES . 791-806 | |
Section i. General Description of the Site . . | . | 791 |
„ ii. Inscriptions at the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas |
| 798 |
„ iii. Wang Tao-shih and his Restored Temple |
| 8o1 |
CHAPTER XXII.—EXPLORATION OF A WALLED-UP HOARD | . 807 | -830 |
Section i. First Opening of the Hidden Chapel . . |
| 807 |
„ ii. Finds in a Polyglot Library |
| 813 |
„ iii. Acquisition of Manuscripts and Art Relics . |
| 819 |
„ iv. Subsequent Investigations of the Deposit . | . . | 825 |
CHAPTER XXIII.—PICTORIAL REMAINS FROM THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS 831 | -894 | ||
Section i. | Recovery and Study of the Paintings . . . | 831 | |
| Time and Milieu of Production . . | 837 | |
» | | Arrangement, Materials, and Technique . | 842 |
,, | | Scenes from the Legendary Life of Gautama Buddha . | 847 |
„ | | Buddhas and Bodhisattvas . . | 86o |
„ | | Lokapâlas and Vajrapànis . . . | 870 |
„ | | Divine Groups and Assemblages . | 876 |
„ | | Pictures of Buddhist Heavens . . | 882 |
„ | | Miscellaneous Paintings, Woodcuts, and Decorative Remains . | 891 |
CHAPTER XXIV.—TEXTILE REMAINS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM CHIEN-FO-TUNG 895-925
Section i. Decorated Textile Relics : their Material, Use, and Technique • 895
ii. Chinese Designs in Decoration of Textiles . . 901
Designs of ' Sassanian' Type and their Imitations . 907
Manuscripts from the Hidden Library, in Brâhmi and Chinese . 913
v. Manuscripts in Tibetan, Sogdian, Turkish 919
„ vi. List of Sogdian and Turkish Manuscripts from Chien-fo-tung . 924
CHAPTER XXV.—CAVE-TEMPLES AND ANTIQUES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS 926-I088
Section i. Decorative Art in some Chien-fo-tung Shrines . . 926
„ ii. List of Paintings, Woodcuts, Textiles, and Miscellaneous Antiques recovered from
Chien-fo-tung . 937
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FIGURE FACING PAGE
View from salt springs of Lowaza westwards along shore of salt-encrusted Lop Lake Basin . 55o
Isolated clay terraces in depression west of T. XXIII, Tun-huang Limes 55o
Convoy with antiques starting from Abdal for Kâshgar . . 55o
Eroded clay terrace (Mesa) near western edge of ancient terminal basin of Su-lo Ho, N.W. of Camp 153 550
Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. HI, Tun-huang Limes, seen from east . . . 551
Ruined watch-tower T. xxvl, Tun-huang Limes, with refuse-heap, seen from S.W. 551
Ruins of temple destroyed by Tungans, at Shih-pan-tung, N. of Tun-huang . . 551
Ruined watch-tower T. xxv, north of Tun-huang, seen from south-west . 551
Remains of ancient watch-tower T. xxviz, Tun-huang Limes, seen from south-east . . 594
Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. xxix, Tun-huang Limes, with later enclosure, seen from west 594
Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. xxviz, Tun-huang Limes, with refuse-heaps in foreground • 594
Remains of watch-tower T. xxviii, Tun-huang Limes, with ancient refuse in course of excavation 594
Face of ancient border wall, east of watch-tower T. xxxv, Tun-huang Limes, showing construction
with alternate layers of stamped clay and fascines . . . . . 595
Remains of ancient border wall, between low dunes, east of watch-tower T. xxxv, Tun-huang Limes 595
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