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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

on lotus a small Dhyāni-buddha. Five arms are visible
carrying symbols—two arrows, four-pointed Vajra, lily,
bow, Akṣamālā. A plain halo with three border lines
behind figure.

Whole enclosed in tri-lobed halo with wavy rays. Out-
side this, leaving a plain interval, an outer line from which
spring outward-curling clouds or flames. Above a canopy
in several tiers, topmost supporting a recumbent crescent
holding a globe.

R. and L. at top are celestial maidens on clouds, bearing
fruit. All below breast missing. Paper buff ; torn away
at L. as well as below. 3½″×3″. Pl. LXIV.

K.K. ii. 0283. a. xxii. a, xxiii. Two frs. of paper ;
several layers matted together, painted pink. No pattern.
The reverse shows Hsi-hsia characters. Gr. fr. (a. xxii. a)
5⅝″×3½″.

K.K. ii. 0283. a. xxiv. Fr. of silk gauze. Rich
ochre colour, very soft to touch. Woven with all-over
floral pattern, not completely made out ; but a six-petalled
rosette and curving stem recur, with background of oblique
lines. 8¼″×2″.

K.K. ii. 0283. a. xxv. Fr. of silk, dark buff : plain
weave. Very ragged. c. 5″×3″.

K.K. ii. 0283. a. xxvi. Part of miniature silk ban-
ner, with triangular top in which is part of wooden
strainer, parts of two side streamers and whole of centre.
Triangular top and streamers are powdered with printed
symbols in grey outline filled in light brown. Many of
symbols occur on paper prints, one being the 'horn'
resting on pearls, seen in K.K. ii. 0260. v.

Centre is a strong damask in two tones of yellow, the
pattern darker than the ground. The whole surface is
set out in a square lattice by lines of pearls in two directions.
In each square is an outlined square with re-entering
angles and a centre pearl. 6″×6″.

K.K. ii. 0283. a. xxvii. Fr. of coloured drawing on
paper. A white horse with pink mane and tail standing
in profile to L. Legs torn away. Fierce eye, blunt round
nose, mouth open. Round, well-fleshed quarters. Paper
buff, soft, torn above and below. 4″×4¼″. Pl. VII.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. Block-printed paper leaf, with seven
separate Jātaka (?) subjects in two columns, three to R.
and four to L. Each has two columns of descriptive (?)
Hsi-hsia text. In L.-hand series text is placed alternately
to R. and L. of each picture. In the R.-hand series text is
always to R. Pictures crudely designed and cut ; subjects
await identification. Paper buff, soft, abraded and tattered.
6½″×3″. Pl. LXIII.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxiv. Two frs. of paper, with upper
part of picture exactly similar to K.K. ii. 0241. a (Pl. LXIII)
but from a different block. The other fr. has four columns
of printed Hsi-hsia text. Av. 2¼″×2¼″.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxv. Fr. of block-printed paper leaf,
with Hsi-hsia text, decorated with row of seated Buddha
figs. at top and 'baluster' ornament from same block as

K.K. ii. 0293. a (Pl. LXV). Three figs. and columns are
present. Paper buff, torn away at upper L. corner and
ragged at lower edge. 7¼″×3¼″.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxvi. Fr. of paper, with impression
of part of picture. To L. the L. p. half of enthroned figure
in full robes, black-bordered and banded ; body halo
rather small with upward curving rays and double plain
border. Plain nimbus. Head torn away. Throne base ;
a series of foliated steps with ornamental risers, the lowest
resting on narrow downward-curving petals.

To R. a full-robed standing monk in black-bordered gar-
ment, hands folded, nimbus at head. Above throne a
hollow-sided square baldachino with domed top and long
wind-blown streamers tied in bows at corners. Above a few
crude black scrolls. Across lower part a white streak
(fault in block or in printing). Probably part of K.K. ii.
0276. w. 2, ww. i (Pl. LXIV). 8¾″×12″.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxvii. Fr. of paper ; several layers
matted together, with part of large printed picture on
one side showing arcs of circles and a kind of fringe orna-
ment attached to a band ; meaning not made out. Other
side painted green with traces of red and yellow in thick
tempera. Ragged and cracked. 5″×3¼″.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxviii. Three frs. of paper showing
drawing. On one a figure seated on mat to R. from which
two demons, nearly nude, with streaming hair and dog-like
mouths, appear to be running away towards L. Below, the
top of a tree.

Another fr. shows obelisk (?) or altar built of squared
blocks with a panel of carving (?), showing two half-length
figures. It seems to stand in a kind of trough, outside
which is perhaps water.

A straight line divides this from a lower portion in which
is a thunder demon surrounded by a circle of implements ;
to L. head of a figure with hands uplifted holding some
object in L. p. hand.

The third fr. may be a continuation of 'obelisk' with
an upright line, round which twines a snake or long narrow
ribbon. All roughly sketched. Paper very flimsy and
ragged. Gr. fr. 4⅞″×3¼″. Pl. LXI.

K.K. ii. 0284. a. xxxii. Fr. of silk muslin, printed
with buff five-petalled rosettes on a blue ground. Ragged.
4″×4″.

K.K. ii. 0284. b. Several frs. of paper, with parts
of tracings or drawings. One shows Buddha head with
elaborate head-dress, in front of which is a small Dhyāni-
buddha. Another fr. has a R. p. foot and a festoon of
jewels. Another shows top of bald head with waving
drapery above. All very thin and ragged. Gr. fr. c. 4″×8″.

K.K. ii. 0284. c. Fr. of paper, with drawing of
figure of Neptune-like face inclined downwards. Paper
buff ; ragged. 3¼″×7¼″.

K.K. ii. 0284. d. Fr. of paper with drawing of a
bald-headed man in loose robe standing and leaning
forward across an oblique tree trunk ; chin rests on arm,