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vi   CONTENTS

CHAPTER XXI.—THE CAVES OF THE THOUSAND BUDDHAS

PAGES

. 791-806

Section i.   General Description of the Site   .   .

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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

  1.  

Time and Milieu of Production   .   .

837

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  1.  

Arrangement, Materials, and Technique   .

842

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  1.  

Scenes from the Legendary Life of Gautama Buddha   .

847

  1.  

Buddhas and Bodhisattvas   .   .

86o

  1.  

Lokapâlas and Vajrapànis   .   .   .

870

  1.  

Divine Groups and Assemblages   .

876

  1.  

Pictures of Buddhist Heavens   .   .

882

  1.  

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

  1.  Designs of ' Sassanian' Type and their Imitations .   907

  2.  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

  1. View from salt springs of Lowaza westwards along shore of salt-encrusted Lop Lake Basin   . 55o

  2. Isolated clay terraces in depression west of T. XXIII, Tun-huang Limes   55o

  3. Convoy with antiques starting from Abdal for Kâshgar   .   .   55o

  4. Eroded clay terrace (Mesa) near western edge of ancient terminal basin of Su-lo Ho, N.W. of Camp 153 550

  5. Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. HI, Tun-huang Limes, seen from east   .   .   . 551

  6. Ruined watch-tower T. xxvl, Tun-huang Limes, with refuse-heap, seen from S.W.   551

  7. Ruins of temple destroyed by Tungans, at Shih-pan-tung, N. of Tun-huang   .   . 551

  8. Ruined watch-tower T. xxv, north of Tun-huang, seen from south-west .   551

  9. Remains of ancient watch-tower T. xxviz, Tun-huang Limes, seen from south-east   .   . 594

  10. Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. xxix, Tun-huang Limes, with later enclosure, seen from west   594

  11. Ruin of ancient watch-tower T. xxviz, Tun-huang Limes, with refuse-heaps in foreground   • 594

  12. Remains of watch-tower T. xxviii, Tun-huang Limes, with ancient refuse in course of excavation   594

  13. 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

  1. Remains of ancient border wall, between low dunes, east of watch-tower T. xxxv, Tun-huang Limes 595