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『東洋文庫所蔵』貴重書デジタルアーカイブ

In the background above are clouds and floating flowers
and to L. is an elaborate Stūpa in a halo. Four labels
have Hsi-hsia inscriptions. Lower edge has continuous
Padmāsana border.

Engraving good, but rather mechanical in the repetition
of the figures. Style Tibetan. Paper buff and in good
condition, torn away at both sides. 8¼″×7¼″. Pl. LXIII.

K.K. II. 0231. u. i. Fr. of paper, composed of many
layers matted together and painted dark green on one side
with traces of red and white. 5″×4½″.

K.K. II. 0231. u. ii. Fr. of paper, similar to K.K.
0231. u. i, painted green with borders of narrow buff and
broad red. Traces of red under green. 6¼″×5″.

K.K. II. 0231. v. Block-printed paper leaf, with Hsi-hsia
text decorated along top with row of six seated Buddha
figures similar to K.K. II. 0233. uuu. Paper buff, very thin
and torn. Upper L. corner in rags. 7¼″×4¼″.

K.K. II. 0232. ii. i. Fr. of plain silk, showing selvedge ;
buff. 10″×3¼″.

K.K. II. 0232. ii. ii. Fr. of plain silk, buff. 3¼″×1¼″.

K.K. II. 0233. Fr. of block-printed paper leaf, deco-
rated at top with seated Buddha figs. similar to K.K. II.
0281. a. xxxviii (Pl. LXV), but with rayed body-halo and
without 'bird'. Clean impression. Upper half of one fig.
only and part of three spandrel leaves of next to R.
Paper buff and woolly at torn edges. 2¼″×1¼″.

K.K. II. 0233. a. Block-printed paper leaf, with Hsi-hsia
text. A broad sheet with row of 8 seated Buddha figures
similar to K.K. II. 0292. i, but very much more crude
and badly printed. Bottom row of characters worn off.
Paper buff and woolly. 6¼″×5¼″.

K.K. II. 0233. a. iii. Fr. of silk muslin, dull brown.
c. 5″×2″.

K.K. II. 0233. a. iv. Fr. of silk muslin, dull yellow.
Unevenly woven. 10¼″×2¼″.

K.K. II. 0233. a. v. Fr. of silk muslin, with rough
painting in dull green and red with grey contour lines.
Fragmentary and badly torn. Prob. part of votive
picture. 12″×4¼″.

K.K. II. 0233. a. vi. Fr. of coarse cloth (hemp?) ;
white with narrow lines of blue in both directions forming
a kind of check. Patch of plain blue paint on one side and
scrap of paper adhering to reverse. 4¼″×2″.

K.K. II. 0233. b, 0280. a, 0290. a. Frs. of block-printed
paper leaves, showing parts of picture of a Paradise,
all from the same original. All the lower part of centre
missing. General scheme an elaborate Chinese palace
standing in a lake. From the central façade the wings are
set back in two parallel retreating planes. A balcony
extends the whole length of the building and gives access
to openings flanked by columns or pilasters. The eaves
of a Chinese tiled roof with upturned corners are visible
over central and second façades.

Two streams of water, one R. the other L., pour from end

eaves and fall into lake below. 'Chicks', or pairs of
curtains, coiled or drawn up nearly to the top, appear
between columns of these two façades.

Sloping gangways lead up to balconies from great fore-
court which extends whole width of picture and is enclosed
all along by an elaborate wall topped with roof tiles. Below
the elaborate brick- (or wood-) work of the wall is a plain
band against which are double festoons of jewels held up
by half-rosettes and divided by tasselled cords, pendent
between. In immediate foreground are rolling clouds and
at extreme ends of wall two tower gateways with raking
flanks ; at each a small human figure in devout pose,
apparently entering (a soul entering Paradise ?).

In centre of top of picture is a seated Bodhisattva figure
with nimbus, and an enclosing Mandala on which is shown
a broad pagoda projecting R. and L. of figure. Beyond
this are rays extending to the limits of a rectangular
enclosing frame. R. and L. of Mandala proceed four
waving beams of light.

A group of four nimbate figures appears to R. and traces
of a similar group to L. of central fig. Farther to R. in
two last intercolumnar spaces of a second façade are two
nimbate female figs., and a third approaches them up a
gangway. To L. a similar group. In the two end spaces
of third façade are two more figs. to R. and L. respectively.

From centre of picture stream two broadening wavy
bands of light, one to R. and one to L., finishing at extreme
upper corners of picture. On each of these are repeated five
times a palace or shrine, a tree and a tank with little rings
and small symbols scattered round. An extra tank appears
at extreme R. Groups of figures occupy the forecourt.

To R. of centre is an orchestra of seven female celestial
performers, all nimbate. The instruments include cymbals,
mouth organ (Wu), clappers, whistle, conch (?), syrinx, the
Chinese elongated lute and possibly another instrument not
recognizable.

Clouds form a background and symbols (triangle, rings,
&c.) float between figs. To R. are two labels with Hsi-
hsia inscriptions. To R. a group of five nimbate monks (?)
in adoring pose, having short black hair and flowing
robes. Clouds and symbols form background. A Hsi-hsia
label above foremost monk. In middle distance is seen a
portion of lake with lotus. Farther to R. are five kneeling
nuns (?), each with nimbus and a curious bow of light which
bends forward from behind fig. and streams back behind
nimbus. On this bow is repeated the shrine, tree and tank.
The figs. have long hair drawn close to head and tied in
small knot above nape of neck. Each fig. carries an object
resembling a crown or ceremonial head-dress. Above
these are the heads and shoulders of three demons with
upward streaming hair and a 'king'. The farthest demon
is probably four-armed and holds in R. rear hand the Sun.
The demon below him appears to be Garuda.

Above foremost 'nun' is a two-column inscription. In
immediate foreground on a fine cloud are two figures,
perhaps kneeling (feet are hidden in cloud) ; one a warrior
(Lokapāla ?) with hands clasped, the other perhaps another