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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

Akin to this is the material of the sleeves, in which the red lines are certainly not
intended to be a stylized rendering of folds. The same sleeves are found again on
the Ḍākinīs in plates xx and xxi. The gorget of the warrior, like that of his
consort, is also worn by the Ḍākinīs and by the Vajrapāṇi, who figures in several
of the pictures. It resembles the lacquered leather armour so highly developed by
the Chinese and Japanese, bordered perhaps with chased gold or some gilded
metal. In the highly complicated trappings of the various figures there is much to
interest the student of costume.

Above the donor and his consort are two devatās, the uppermost of tanned com-
plexion in which there are pronounced attempts to express chiaroscuro. The other
complexions are fair. At the top left is part of the head of a grey-haired Vajrapāni
and a celestial pavilion on a paved terrace surrounded by a courtyard enclosed
within battlemented walls, with a wide gateway, wooden-framed but lacking
gates. In the courtyard are at least four horses, one with a red mane, another whose
mane is grey, and a third wearing a halter. Perhaps steeds for the chariot of the
sun-god Sūrya.

Bez. iii. Aa

This interesting fragment, the upper left corner of a large painting, comes from
the south-west angle of the outer side of the cella wall. The border is similar to
that of N, O. The small Chinese pavilion is the usual timber-framed structure
with plastered walls and fine, tiled roof displaying bold grotesque bird terminals,
their long, bifurcated tail feathers, curled at the ends, covering the gable eaves. A
flaming jewel rises from the centre of the ridge and on the gable is the Chinese
character 天 t'ien (heaven); but there is no visible entrance to the building.

The celestial musician whose head appears to the right is playing a kind of
flageolet, two middle fingers of the left hand being pressed over two of the 'notes'.
Long bands from the white taenia, caught by the breezes of the celestial heights,
wave above the head. It is a pity that this charming little piece is so badly damaged
by mud and exposure.

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