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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

Buddhist cult of the Tibetan type had reached the marches of Kan-su before the Hsi-hsia dominion
was established.¹⁶ But the total absence of Hsi-hsia texts among the written or printed remains
from this source is certainly significant, and suggests that the deposit from which they were obtained
is of considerably later date than the similar deposits found by us at Khara-khoto. In this connexion
attention may be called to a notice recorded by Palladius, according to which 'Khubilai, disquieted
by his factious relatives on the north, established a military post near Lake I-tsi-nay, and built
a town, or a fort on the south-western shore of this lake. The name I-tsi-nay appears from that
time.'¹⁷ Is it possible that Ḥasan Ākhūn's site, which lies about ten miles to the south of the
Sokho-nōr shore (before its recent shrinkage), is in some way connected with the post established
by the great Emperor of the Mongol dynasty? A careful examination of the site and a search
for other remains in that vicinity must be recommended to some future explorer.

Section V.—LIST OF ANTIQUES FROM KHARA-KHOTO AND
NEIGHBOURING SITES

OBJECTS FOUND AT SITE OF ADŪNA-KŌRA

A.K. 01. Fr. of pottery, from wall of vessel of hard
buff paste, slightly thickened at rim, glazed both sides
dark greenish brown. Rim very slightly overhanging
both inside and out and a slight depression outside about
¼″ below edge give a subtle cyma curve. Edge unglazed;
inside and outside surfaces slightly ribbed as though from
wheel, but may be due to polishing process after leaving
mould. Surface minutely crackled, prob. from atmospheric
action. 2⅜″×3⅛″ av. ¼″.

A.K. 02. Fr. of pottery, from wall of vessel of ex-
tremely hard pale red paste (changing to grey at rim),
faintly ribbed horizontally; coated with dark brown
glaze; both sides streaked with dark red brown as though
flicked on very wet and allowed to run and mingle with
dark glaze. Edge unglazed and perhaps broken. Paste
slightly spongy; cf. T. XLIII. l. 03. 2¼″×1⅛″×¼″. Pl. LI.

A.K. 03. Fr. of stone from wall of vessel, colour of
dark slate. Easily cut with knife. Perhaps steatite.
1⅛″×1¼″×¼″.

A.K. 04. Stone whorl, drilled from both sides. Diam.
1⅛″×¹⁄₁₂″.

A.K. 05. Fr. of pottery, from lip of vessel in yellowish
grey paste, glazed brown in and out. Lip prismatic, ¼″
thick. 1⅛″×1³⁄₁₆″×¼″.

A.K. 06. Fr. of pottery, from handle (?) of vessel in
buff paste partly glazed brown. Near unglazed end,
which is thickened, a hole pierced from side to side before
firing. 1¼″×1″.

A.K. 07. Fr. of laminated pottery, composed of a
brown and an ivory coloured paste, which lie side by side
as in some millefiore beads. The fracture shows a grain
like that of wood, and consequently the surfaces also; but

the lines of the grain are evidently partially controlled.
Glazed bright green, which appears dark over the brown
paste, and accentuates the grain. For much finer specimen,
see K.E. 01. 1⅛″×¼″×¼″. Pl. LI.

A.K. 08–14, 016, 017. Frs. of pottery in grey ware of
celadon type, with well-designed floral patterns in low
relief under the grey-green glaze, inside. 010, 016 with
radiating lines on outside suggesting fluting. For pattern
of border on 010, cf. Bushell's Chinese Art, ii. Pl. 11.
Gr. fr. 3⅛″×2⁵⁄₁₆″. Pl. LI.

A.K. 015. Fr. of pottery in grey-green celadon type
ware, from lower part of bowl, with five lines of Chinese
inscription incised under glaze on inside. Fluting lines
outside. Ring base. 2³⁄₁₆″×2¼″. Pl. LI.

A.K. 018. Fr. of porcelain, from wall of vessel, white
paste, cut into facets externally. Floral pattern outside,
in blue line and wash. 1³⁄₁₆″×¹⁄₁₆″. Pl. LI.

A.K. 019. Fr. of pottery, white, of porcelain hard-
ness, glazed very pale grey-green, with faintly incised
pattern inside. ⅝″×2″׳⁄₁₆″.

A.K. 020. Fr. of porcelain, from wall of bowl, very
thin and slightly translucent, glazed very pale grey-green,
with faintly incised pattern of delicate lines inside. Thin
smooth rounded edge. 1¾″×1¼″׳⁄₁₆″.

A.K. 021–5. Frs. of pottery, of porcelain hardness,
but non-translucent; glazed ivory colour. 022 has thin
out-turned rim. 023 has faint, raised, scalloped line inside.
Gr. fr. (025) 1⅜″×1⅛″×⅛″.

A.K. 026, 028. Frs. of pottery of hard grey paste,
glazed pale yellow outside, with lines and small circles in
dark brown, slightly incised. Circles made with small