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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

K.K. iii. 025. u. Leaf of paper, bearing block impres-
sion. It seems to have been folded into four and eaten
through in various places by insects. All centre gone.
This seems to have contained bell-shaped form resting
on a Padmāsana and filled with Tibetan text.
There were at least ten seated Buddha figures down the
sides. There are six widely spaced Tibetan characters
along bottom below Padmāsana. Figures appear to be
nude or in tight-fitting garment, the upper edge of which
crosses breast from L. p. shoulder to R. p. armpit. Hands
in Dhyāna-mudrā and feet in Svastikāsana. Paper buff ;
thin. 8″×5¾″.

K.K. iii. 026. c. Fr. of block-printed paper leaf,
with very black and bold Chinese (?) text, decorated along
top with row of seated Buddha figs. Parts of six figs.
The most perfect shows fig. in ample robe seated on Padmā-
sana, with long pointed petals of rather confused design,
over the centre of which fall festoon-folds of robe. Hands
invisible, being tucked each in the opposite loose sleeve of

robe. Heavy fold round neck. Face rather square, ears
long, hair black with broad Uṣṇīṣa.
Double-bordered halo with rays from body to inner line.
Approx. circular nimbus with rays on outside limited by
an outer curve on each side in the case of fig. to
R., and without rays in that of the second fig. to R., which
also has no rays to halo. Drapery and faces different in
each fig. and hands covered in all.
Below Padmāsana a three-tiered footstool (?) with
pointed corner feet. A row of pendent tabs with pointed
ends hangs from heavy line running across top of leaf.
Engraving coarse. Paper buff and brittle ; upper edge
only intact. 6¼″×4½″. Pl. LXV.

K.K. iii. 026. d. Fr. of paper, with block impression
of haloed worshipping figures of Nepalese type. Four
heads, all looking to R., wholly or partly preserved. Rest
torn away. Paper buff. 2⅜″×1¾″.

K.K. iii. 026. e. Two frs. of silk muslin, with traces of
paint. Part of banner. Gr. fr. 2″×3½″.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED AT SHRINE K.K. IV, KHARA-KHOTO

K.K. iv. 01, 07, 010–12, 017, 022, 025. Frs. of clay
stucco drapery, red and green, edged gold. Gr. fr.
7½″×6″.

K.K. iv. 02. Fr. of clay stucco orn. ; double inter-
locking spiral, red. 4½″×4½″. Pl. LV.

K.K. iv. 03. Clay stucco, half of 'butterfly' bow,
painted red, similar to K.K. iv. 015. 2½″×2″.

K.K. iv. 04. Clay stucco pine cone, or artichoke in low
relief. Gilded. 1¾″×1¾″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. iv. 05. Fr. of clay stucco finger, painted white
and gilded. Life-size. Same as K.K. i. 012. 2½″×¾″.

K.K. iv. 06. Clay stucco almond-shaped ornament.
Bowl or relic casket surrounded by flames; gilded. 2″×1⅜″.
Pl. LIII.

K.K. iv. 08. Fr. of clay stucco human ear, painted
white and gilded ; lobe missing. Clay non-fibrous. Badly
modelled. 3½″×2½″.

K.K. iv. 09. Fr. of fresco, with red and buff border
lines outlined black, and black line scroll. 2¾″×2″.

K.K. iv. 014. Fr. of clay stucco drapery in green,
white (?) and gold. 5½″×2″.

K.K. iv. 015, 023. Frs. of clay stucco. 023. Drapery
'butterfly' bow, green, edged gold, lined red. Very
naturalistic. 4½″×1⅜″. 015. Half of similar bow, all red.
2″×2½″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. iv. 016. Fr. of clay stucco ornamental detail
in low relief, painted white and gilded. Ornament is an
elliptical rosette, with faceted jewel centre encircled by
mouldings, partly covered by flanking scrolls. Edges
broken. 2⅜″×1⅜″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. iv. 018. Fr. of clay stucco bead ornament, painted
white and gilded. 2⅜″×⅜″.

K.K. iv. 019. Clay stucco eight-petalled rosette with
domical sunflower centre. Gilded. Diam. 1¾″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. iv. 020. Clay stucco peony in profile. Gilded.
1¾″×1¾″.

K.K. iv. 021. Fresco fr. on mud plaster. Pattern in-
distinguishable. Colours red, pink and green. 2½″×2½″.

K.K. iv. 024. Fr. of clay stucco foot. Toes and portion
of sole, painted white and gilded. Little toe missing. 3″
×2¾″.

K.K. iv. 026. Fr. of clay stucco. R. half of bow in
relief, as K.K. iv. 03, 015, 023, Pl. LIII, painted red. Gr.
M. 2½″.

K.K. iv. 027. Fr. of clay stucco drapery as K.K. iv. 07 ;
painted red with gilded edge, and green under-side to folds.
Broken. Gr. M. (joined) 4″.

K.K. iv. 028. Fr. of clay stucco orn., peony rising from
pair of incurled volutes. Traces of red paint ; broken.
3½″×3″.

OBJECTS FOUND OR EXCAVATED AT STŪPA GROUP K.K. V, KHARA-KHOTO

K.K. v. 031, 032, 034, 049, 051, 052, 054, 087, 088. Clay
votive tablets from similar moulds. Seated Buddha
in trefoil halo on Padmāsana ; in meditation. All other
details similar to K.K. v. 033, &c. Diam. 2″. Pl. LIII.

K.K. v. 033, 050, 053. Clay votive tablets (specimens

from different ruined Stūpas at K.K. v) with device in
relief. Buddha in trefoil halo on Padmāsana in Bhīma-
sparsa-mudrā ; two shrines at each side, with Brāhmī
chars. near each. Inscription in relief round edge. Well
modelled. All from same original. Diam. 2″.