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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

K.K. III. 02. a, b, c, d. Frs. of plain, figured and
painted silk. (a) Thick firm twill, figured ; pattern
obscured by dirt and wear. Colours prob. two shades of
buff and blue. 7½″×2⅜″. (b) Plain blue. 4″×6″. (c)
Painted muslin ; green edge, pink ground, fr. of pattern
yellow outlined black. 3¼″×1⅛″. (d) Painted, pink with
pale grey outlines. 1⅛″×1⅛″ Frs. of paper sticking to
most of the pieces.

K.K. III. 04. Frs. of painted silk banner. Two frs.:
one with faint traces of drawing and colour, the other
with three boldly written Chinese characters and part
of a fourth. Very discoloured.
Piece of twig 5⅛″ long, probably stiffener. Painted fr.,
8″×8″; inscribed fr., 4⅜″×2⅛″.

K.K. III. 05. a, b. Frs. of silk painting, with debris
of Chin. MSS. Larger fr. (a) shows L. bottom corner
of painting with part of altar (?) on R. and small human
fig. with hand raised in supplication below. To L. larger
standing figs.—attendant (female ?) holding dish of fruit
and flowers ; a fiery-hatred demon dressed in red skirt
and tiger's skin, in pose of violent rage, his feet far apart
resting on pink lotuses ; left hand raised above head, fingers
directed down, like claws, and (above) Bodhisattva,
standing.
Below, by R. edge, traces of fig. with outstretched arms
riding black steed (?). Floral scroll-work, finely drawn in
ink on green ground, round edge ; colouring otherwise
mainly crimson, blue and green. Faded and worn.
19½″×11″.
Other fr. (b) shows only folded legs of seated fig., coarse
work. 9″×9½″.

K.K. III. 06. Frs. of buff kid or goat skin leather,
sewn together and doubled over. Marks of sewing at edge.
3¼″×4″.

K.K. III. 08. Painted silk muslin. Several frs. painted
with green ground and yellow border, with design
of which white and red patches with black outlines dis-
tinguishable. Very ragged. c. 7″×7″.

K.K. III. 09. Silk fr., faded blue or dark green. 3⅛″×2″.

K.K. III. 010. Painted silk muslin fr., with traces of
black bands, and blue and red grounds. No details visible.
Thin paper at back. 5⅜″×3⅛″.

K.K. III. 011. Painted paper fr., showing series of
voluted petal shape scrolls in yellow, rising from red patch,
with curved red band touching volutes. Outlines black ;
rich colour. 3⅛″×1⅛″.

K.K. III. 012. Silk fr., finely woven, plum colour,
attached to buff muslin, and frs. of blue silk and paper.
Discoloured and ragged. C. 4⅛″×3⅛″.

K.K. III. 013. Clay stucco mould of rectangular plaque,
containing Buddha figure in Bhūmasparśa-mudrā. Face
round, small featured and of pleasant expression. Hair
treated in small seed-like projections arranged symmetri-
cally. L. breast bare and well developed. Modelling good.
5⅛″×7″. Pl. LV.

K.K. III. 015. cc. dd. Fr. of paper, in two pieces
showing block impression of two seated Bodhisattvas
⅜ to R. on Padmāsanas. Style Nepalese. One knee
raised, the other and thigh flat on ground. Halo petal-
shaped and filled with scrolls. Nimbus tall and plain.
Head-dress tall and pointed. 'Chair-backs' show at angle
of halo and nimbus. Long leaves fill in spandrel at same
point, running behind 'chair-back'. Rosettes on back-
ground. Paper buff ; ragged. 4″×3½″.

K.K. III. 017. ii. Fr. of silk, buff, probably damask, with
all-over pattern too ragged to make out. 7⅛″×3″.

K.K. III. 017. jj. Fr. of silk, blue with paper adhering.
3⅛″×2⅛″.

K.K. III. 017. s. i, ii. Fr. of paper, in two pieces, with
block impression of seated Bodhisattva on pedestal.
Padmāsana suggested by very involved folds and turns
of excessively voluminous drapery. Full face ; eyes
cast down ; head-dress, three-tier tiara with jewels hanging
from outward curving stem at temple ; breast bare.
Streamers and hair hang from head.
Halo and nimbus circular and plain. Swinging tassels
above hang from canopy (torn away). Clouds and waving
rays fill background. Hands at breast in Dharmacakra-
mudrā. An object (torn away) in centre of lower part of
pedestal from which proceed waving rays. Engraved in
scratchy monotonous line. Paper ragged. 7⅛″×4″. ii, small
fr. showing top of nimbus and clouds. 2⅛″×1⅛″.

K.K. III. 018. Frs. of silk from temple banners, with
traces of paint. All ragged. Gr. fr. 15⅛″×7″.

K.K. III. 020. mm. Fr. of silk, wrapped round stick
of elliptical section. Silk in three strips sewn together
and covered with discoloured paint on one side. Probably
part of banner. Length of stick 6⅜″ ; silk about 6″×4″.

K.K. III. 022. a.a. Several frs. of silk muslin,
with traces of paint. Part of banner. Frs. of paper at
back with block impression. Convolute c. 4⅛″×3″.

K.K. III. 022. p, q. Frs. of paper, with drawing or
Hsi-hsia chars. One shows drapery probably from lower
half of figure ; other coarse radiating lines. All ragged.
Gr. fr. 4⅜″×1⅛″.

K.K. III. 023. h, i. Frs. of paper. (h) Rough
drawing of head (shoulders and one hand only
remain), full face, with lines drawn from various parts
and Hsi-hsia inscription at outer end of each line. Pro-
bably diagram giving names of parts. On head a small
ornament resembling a Chinese ginger jar with circles
drawn on it. All lower part missing. On back eleven
columns of Hsi-hsia writing. 4⅛″×5⅛″. (i) Small fr.
with sketch of lower part of garment (?) painted yellow.
On back, Hsi-hsia writing. 5⅛″×1⅛″.

K.K. III. 024. hh. Fr. of paper, with crude sketch on
one side. Paper discoloured and woolly. 3⅛″×1⅛″.

K.K. III. 025. t. Many frs. of silk muslin, painted.
Part of banner ; only red and yellow halo recognizable.
Gr. fr. 8⅛″×4⅛″.

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