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Chin. chars. in black on outer side. Sharp impression of
fine canvas inside. 3¼″ × 3″ × ¼″. Pl. L.

K.K. i. 02. Lacquered tray; concave, circular; of
coiled cane covered with paper on both sides and lacquered
red. In very bad state. Diam. 7″, height c. 1″.
Contents : a strainer of roughly woven canvas stretched
on bent twig and bound with string. 4½″ × 3½″. Pl. C.

K.K. iii. 01. (E. of). Fr. of lacquered silk gauze,
in two pieces with very even and open mesh, coated with
pigment, perhaps lac, and dried under pressure ; has the
appearance of extremely fine pierced zinc (unique). Mesh
about 40 × 54 to sq. inch. Compare open-work fabric of
M.B. 1. iii. 014. Larger 2″ × 2″.

K.K. iii. 02. Frs. of sheaf of corn.

K.K. iv. 01. Lacquered wood bowl; saucer-shaped, with
deep ring-foot lacquered inside and out fine crimson ;
bottom, black lacquer with three lines of Chin. chars.
freely written in red, four chars. in each line, two upper
ones broken. [The Chinese characters in the first and third
columns read : 'Made by Chang Shan-fu of Wu-ch'ang
in the hsin-ssŭ year.' The middle column contains two
Mongolian names, Li g'i, followed by a signature in the
form of a monogram.—Dr. L. Giles.]
Construction : round a central flat wooden disc are suc-
cessive rings of flexible wood or cane with which curving
rim is built up. Over this a coat of lacquer or paint ; then
a layer on back and front of open canvas made of a thin
string warp and flat ribbon-like weft. Over this are succes-
sive layers of lacquer, the final being of the colour required,
and well polished. About ⅔ of dish missing. Diam. 6″,
height of foot ¾″, total height 1″. Pl. XI.

K.K. iv. 02, 03. Frs. of silk; discoloured; without
pattern. 02, tied in bow with one long end and one
short, 6¼″ × 2⅔″. 03, two strips with remains of sewing,
8″ × 3″.

K.K. viii. 02. a. Fr. of Persian MS., on buff paper,
torn ; [treating of the proper times for offering the various
Moslem prayers, and especially the ten occasions (only
seven occur on these pages) when the voluntary prayer or
نَفْل should not be said. Probably of the early four-
teenth century.—Mr. E. Edwards.] 6″ × 7½″. Pl.CXXXVII.

SPECIMENS OF VOTIVE MINIATURE STŪPAS FROM DIFFERENT RUINS, KHARA-KHOTO

K.K. 090–101. Twelve votive model clay Stūpas;
specimens collected from different Stūpa ruins, also out-
side walls. 097–099 similar to Ser. iv. Pl. CXXXIX,
So. A. 006. Plan : a square with a central projection on
each side, brought out in three re-entering angles. Eleva-
tion : a tall square podium supporting a stilted tapering
dome, the transition from square to circle being effected
through a stepped octagonal drum.
Round podium, a projecting plinth brought out from
upper part of podium in four steps. Base of plinth pro-
jecting in four steps. At centre of each face of Stūpa is
a flight of steps, broad below and narrowing towards top of
podium, to which it gives access. Steps occupy the central
projections of plan. On crown of dome remains of square
base of Tee.

The whole model stands on a rounded clay base, in one
piece with it, and necessary for drawing model from mould
in which it is cast. Below Stūpa a band of inscription
in Brāhmī chars., and other chars. on top of dome. 099
badly broken.
099–096, 0100–101 are as Ser. iv. Pl. CXXXIX, So. A.
008. In place of the square podium is a conical base in
four tiers of miniature Stūpas placed close together, the
lowest tier having 31 Stūpas. Below this a band of Brāhmī
inscr., and below again a continuous band of downward
hanging lotus petals forming a Padmāsana.
0101 has chars. round Tee, well defined, the base of Tee
itself rising in a square stepped pyramid.
Av. height 3″, diam. at base 2¼″; 099, h. 4½″, diam. at
base 3½″.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED IN TEMPLE K.K. I. i

K.K. 1. 01. Fr. of figured silk, with very fine warp
and double weft of soft yarn. Pattern, floral. Colours ;
salmon pink, green, yellow, and blue. Ragged. Gr. M. 18″.

K.K. 1. 02. Tangle of buff silk thread, two-ply, twisted.
Thickness c. 3⁄16″.

K.K. 1. 03. Fr. of plain silk; soft, brittle; strong
yellowish green ; charred one end. Gr. M. 6½″.

K.K. 1. 04. Two frs. of plain silk, sewn together ;
both faded brick-colour, one fine close weave, the other
coarser and loose. 5″ × 2⅔″.

K.K. 1. 05. Fr. of copper (?) wire ornament, part of
pendant or ear-ring. Made of a pair of fine wires running
parallel ; general outline of orn. oval, the wires being
coiled to form scalloped outline with spiral at point of
each scallop. There are two series of this scallop, an outer
and an inner, made of continuation of same pair of wires,
and centre is filled with larger double spiral. Length 1¼″,
gr. width 1 3⁄16″.

K.K. 1. 06. Fr. of faience, from architectural detail.
A large vine leaf with stems and bracts in high relief, on
a general curved surface. Red body, glazed fine green.
Part of one edge intact, otherwise broken at all sides.
Rough back for 'keying' to cement. Good work. c. 12″ ×
12″. Pl. LII.

K.K. 1. 07. Fr. of faience, from architectural detail.
Portion of large flat scroll-work in high relief ; red body
glazed brown and green. Parts of two adjacent edges
intact. Other parts broken. Rough at back for 'keying'
to cement. 11¾″ × 11¾″. Pl. LII.