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which is heavily draped and placed on trunk. Face inclined
down, and being full face is foreshortened. A tracing from
a clever original. Paper buff ; ragged. 10″ × 7⅛″.

K.K. II. 0284. e. Fr. of paper, with drawing of
seated figure on a lotus supported upon a pedestal. Only
a small part of drapery of figure remains ; this and lotus
drawn in fine sweeping lines. Pedestal in feeble scratchy
lines and probably by a different hand. Part of flame-
bordered halo remains. Paper thin, buff ; very ragged.
c. 11″ × 11″.

K.K. II. 0284. f-k. Frs. of paper. f, g, h, parts of
leaves with Hsi-hsia print and rows of Buddha figures
similar to K.K. II. 0265. a ; i, two leaves of Hsi-hsia text
and rows of Buddha figures similar to K.K. II. 0233. uuu. ;
j, a leaf of Hsi-hsia MS. ; k, leaf of MS. in cursive characters
with interlineations in smaller hand of same. Several
other frs. with traces of text and crude painting of a bold
formal pattern. All discoloured and ragged. Size of
leaves c. 7⅛″ × 3⅛″.

K.K. II. 0285. a. Fr. of block-printed paper. Portion
to R. shows L. edge of boldly drawn rocky gorge (?), with
very stylized trees and shrubs growing on the rocks and
a torrent of water below. R. portion cut (?) away. L.
part of paper shows three scattered lines of Hsi-hsia
characters. Paper buff, torn but strong. 9⅜″ × 3⅛″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. i. Fr. of paper, with bold Hsi-hsia
characters and traces of thick white and red tempera.
Paper ragged. 3″ × 4″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. ii. Fr. of paper, with part of large
pattern painted in blue green and pink. Paper ragged.
5⅛″ × 3⅛″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. v. Block-printed paper leaf, with
Hsi-hsia text and row of five Buddha figures at top similar
to those of K.K. II. 0292. i, but much more crude and
indistinctly printed. End figure to R. partly torn away.
Usual characters top and bottom. Paper buff and becoming
woolly at top. 7″ × 3⅛″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. vi. Fr. of block-printed paper leaf
arranged in four sections ; upper L. quarter and lower
R. quarter are filled with Hsi-hsia text and the other two
by pictures. Top R. picture shows an old mendicant with
high-crowned head on which are black dots, in full robe,
walking with a long staff (cf. K.K. II. 0242. b). Clouds
float around his head extending in irregular arc from his
half-raised L. hand to top of staff.
To R. a small figure in robe and Chinese hat, with high
back and pair of downward hanging tabs, walks away
from R. front to L. and in passing turns his head to look
at mendicant. In lower L. part of leaf (torn away) is
slightly grotesque head with open mouth in profile to R.
and some bottle-shape object behind (shrine ?), with a
background of water (?) and low sloping headlands.
Engraving careless. Paper buff and torn away at all
sides. 5⅛″ × 2⅞″. Pl. LXIII.

K.K. II. 0285. b. vii. Fr. of paper leaf showing
replica of aged mendicant on K.K. II. 0242. b. More of
lower part of figure is present, but surface badly abraded
and lines indistinct. 6″ × 3″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. viii. Fr. of paper leaf, with fine
print of Buddha figure enthroned on pedestal without
recognizable Padmāsana but a heap of drapery (which
may be on rocks) instead. Figure sits with feet resting on
opposite thighs, soles up (Svastikāsana). Hands and face
torn away. Nimbus bordered with two or three lines.
Body halo with black band on which are white pearls.
Field of halo filled with wavy rays.
Immediately in foreground, sits worshipping figure on
lotus, facing Buddha, so that full back view is presented
outwards. Figure has nimbus and rayed halo. Circle
of nimbus complete passing across shoulders. Body halo
stops as usual at body and nimbus. Robes of figure are
full and barred by vertical and horizontal bands (mendi-
cant's robe ?).
R. and L. are two standing figures, nimbate, in full robes,
high coiffure, hands in Añjali pose and each bare foot on
small lotus. Whole of background, to scroll border in
white on black, is rayed.
In top R. corner kneels celestial figure on finely drawn
cloud, in full robes and with upright 'feather' head-dress
and nimbus ; seems to carry some offering. Clouds rise
behind heads of standing figures. Whole is grandly
designed, well drawn and engraved. Paper buff ; ragged.
7⅛″ × 3⅞″. Pl. LXIV.

K.K. II. 0285. b. ix. Fr. of paper, in many pieces,
showing print of extremely stylized mountain scene.
Mass of peaks drawn in heavy black outline, with pines and
rolling cumulus clouds. Here and there an inscr. label
and a small figure occurs in silhouette, carrying two
bundles on the ends of pole placed across R. shoulder.
Below picture are columns of bold Hsi-hsia. Paper buff ;
ragged. Size approx. 9″ × 5″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. x. Fr. of paper, with block impression
of seated Buddha figure ¾ to L. in flowing robe open at
breast. Closely rayed nimbus and body halo. Tightly
curled clouds on background out of which appear several
well-drawn heads. Central figure has no Uṣṇīṣa.
Impression rather heavy and blotted and faded in parts
of two small detached pieces. One shows head of a Bodhi-
sattva with nimbus ; the other a small border ornament.
Paper dark ; torn. Gr. fr. 3⅛″ × 4⅛″.

K.K. II. 0285. b. xi. i. Frs. of paper, with impres-
sion from blocks. Three are part of same picture as K.K.
II. 0260. v ; 0283. a. xviii. One shows an extension to L.,
with clouds in foreground and kneeling figure on mat.
Another is part of a standing figure in full black-bordered
robes slightly bowing as he advances to L. ; behind,
another standing figure.
Third fr. shows foreground of clouds beyond which is
rushing water and a shore in distance with coral-like
shrub. Paper buff ; ragged. Gr. fr. 2⅞″ × 2⅛″. Pl. LXIII.