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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

Above this figure and at right angles to it is ¾" back view
of an elderly man with long beard and moustache, large
mouth with projecting under lip, coarse nose and bulging
eye. His head tied in a cloth or a cloth cap, with two
narrow bands hanging from back. He wears a loose fitting
coat with very full sleeves and belt at waist. He faces and
leans slightly to R. A few lines in front of top of head
suggest his L. clenched hand raised.

All below waist lost. Drapery simple but vigorously
drawn. Paper buff, torn at both long edges and through
long centre line. 21″×9″. Pl. LIX.

K.K. II. 0247. f. Fr. of paper with lines of large drapery.
Paper discoloured to dark brown and roughly torn. 15″
×5¼″.

K.K. II. 0247. g. Four frs. of paper, two showing a line
or two and one a faint inscription (Hsi-hsia). Gr. fr.
9″×3″.

K.K. II. 0247. h. Fr. of paper, with part of life-size
drawing of man's head, ¾ to L. All above brows and
below chin missing. Apparently an elderly face similar
to that of K.K. II. 0247. d, but not well drawn. Beginning
of nimbus appears at side of cheek. Paper buff and
ragged. 11″×4¼″.

K.K. II. 0247. i. Fr. of paper, with part of large drawing
pricked as a pounce. One edge intact ; starting from
there can be identified an outer border ¾″ wide of meander-
ing stem with leaves. Next, another border 1¼″ wide
with bolder leaves and flowers. Beyond is probably main
subject showing mixed leaves and flowers ; across them
run two narrow bands and next to one of these a care-
fully studied bird's wing. All drawing good. Paper buff.
13″×3¼″.

K.K. II. 0247. j. Fr. of paper, with drawing of large lily
and a few other lines. Paper buff and ragged. 5″×5″.

K.K. II. 0247. k. i, ii, iii. Three frs. of paper with
parts of drawings. (i) Shows drapery lines, including a
large knot. Perhaps part of K.K. II. 0247. d. 4″×5¼″.
(ii) Part of small hand with long nails, holding large flower.
Poor drawing. 4¼″×3¼″. (iii) Part of two figures in loose
flowing clothes, moving to L. Figure to L. very incomplete ;
that to R. wears loose trousers, shoes and long sword.
Head missing and both arms excepting elbow of R. 3¼″×5″.

K.K. II. 0247. l. Fr. of paper, with part of drawing of
large figure. Swag of drapery crosses straight folds and
at one side a pendent strip with large knot. Above swag
a large flower-like jewel with pearls attached. Bold
drawing. Paper buff. 7¼″×6¼″.

K.K. II. 0247. m. Fr. of paper, with drawing of head
(prob. a Bodhisattva). All below upper lip missing.
Pose, ¾ to L. Eyes oblique and downcast ; small nose,
moustache, Tilaka on forehead. An elaborate and lofty
jewelled head-dress. Hair in loose masses at forehead and
a head-band carried down in front of ear and across it.
Paper buff. 6″×9″.

K.K. II. 0248. a. Two block-printed paper leaves,
back to back with ten columns of Chinese (?) text on one
and a picture of a Bodhisattva on other. The Bodhisattva
is seated full face on a rocky platform which narrows
symmetrically below into stem and spreads out again to
form base. Water occupies lower half of picture. Figure
has L. p. leg folded horizontally in usual manner, but R.
is upright with foot planted on rock.

An elaborate head-dress suggests Vajra or flame, but may
be flowers and leaves. A tripartite bow projects above each
ear and long waving streamers descend from them behind
shoulders. Eyes are cast down. Tilaka large and in
forms of lotus in profile. Hands missing. To R. stands
tall narrow vase containing sprig of willow. Whole figure
and platform enclosed in a single line halo, above and
around which are stratified clouds. Probably Avalo-
kiteśvara in a rendering of the vision also shown in paper
painting from Ch'ien-fo-tung, Ser. iv. Pl. LXXIX, Ch. i.
009.

Borders well designed in white on black. At top central
rosette from which proceeds R. and L. an elaborately
designed handle terminating in a wavy edged sword-blade.
At bottom a somewhat similar design, but terminating in
Vajra ends. Sides are of similar rosettes, leaves and buds.
Paper much discoloured and brittle. 8⅝″×6¼″. Pl. LXII.

K.K. II. 0251. c. Seven paper leaves of a book printed
in Hsi-hsia characters. One leaf is portion of a picture
and shows two adoring figures seated on Padmāsanas, each
with one knee raised and the corresponding foot on Padmā-
sana. Elongated haloes to body and head. High head-
dresses.

Above and behind, three adoring figures of which legs are
hidden behind haloes of first figures. Elongated haloes ;
head-dresses like upstanding long leaves or feathers. Trees
behind. To R. is hand of figure grasping some object.
The five adoring figures are on a terrace with geometrical
tiled front. Foreground : stones, grass, and flowers.
Paper buff. Size of pages 4¼″×2¼″.

K.K. II. 0253. a. Block-printed paper leaf, with Hsi-
hsia text decorated at top with row of seated Buddha
figures. Four figures are shown and part of two more.
Head-dress and face are rather like K.K. II. 0233. www.,
but moustache smaller. Padmāsana is a half chrysanthe-
mum or the flower in profile. In four of the figures, drapery
on body is represented by a series of closely placed zig-zag
lines running horizontally. Rays, starting from junction
of nimbus with body halo, proceed from all round nimbus,
but are limited in their length by angular lines drawn across
top corners of enclosing frame. This gives the effect of
a hexagon of which neck forms lowest side. Torn away
at bottom and L. side. Paper buff, thin and fragile.
6″×6″. Pl. LXV.

K.K. II. 0253. b. Block-printed paper leaf, with Hsi-
hsia text, decorated across top with row of three seated
Buddha figures of same type as K.K. II. 0281. a. xxxviii.
All heads torn away. Centre fig. in a teaching (?) pose,
that to R. in Chin-mudrā, to L. in Dhyāna-mudrā. Below