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black. Centre outlined red. To L. three curved bands—
buff, green and buff, beyond which black.

042, to L. green stem. To R. side of face showing R. eye
rather oblique looking R., part of nose and mouth, falling
barred drapery, halo shaded grey.

046, curving stem, (yellowish) halo (?). and drapery (?)
of head.

059, scrolled stem rising from lower edge where two
short stems R. and L. carry yellow rosettes. Volute of
centre stem carries dark yellow lotus. All above broken
away. Part of white (?) band to R.

065, upward scrolling stem branches R. and L. carrying
blue rosettes to L. and yellow (?) to R. Volute of main
scroll carries shaded pink lotus with black midrifs from
which issues head c. half life-size ; R. p. side of neck and
cheek, ear ; long tress of hair in front of ear ; long hair
at back to shoulder ; yellow disc ornament in ear, barred
drapery falling stiffly behind hair ; shaded yellow (?)
nimbus. To L. long curved bands of buff and green,
outlined white on R. side and black on L. Outside these
pinkish-buff.

All frs. rather dull and faded, and very broken. 03,
4⅜″ × 4″. 05, 6¼″ × 3¼″. 042, 2⅜″ × 2″. 046, 4″ × 3½″.
059, 6″ × 5½″. 065, 9″ × 7¼″. 066, 5″ × 3½″.

Kao. I. ii. 04, 013-15, 028, 033-4, 048, 063. Fresco
frs., of elaborate border decoration consisting of a red
band bordered with pearls, and ornamented with rosette
and leaves. Outside red band on both sides a grey-blue
band ¾″ wide, one broken away, the other with double
outline of white and black on one edge and the pearls of
red band on other. Adjoining grey, a broad festoon-like
mass of large overlapping peony-like flowers drawn in
thick red lines on a buff ground.

Bold black lines suggestive of drapery folds are painted
over the peony mass, extending from end to end. Outside,
a black ground.

Peony orn. on 04, 013, which also has part of grey band
and pearls ; 014, 015, 028, 048, 063 (faded). 033 shows
red band with buff edge of rosette, with palmette arrange-
ment of thin green leaves springing from behind. 034 is
continuation of same, with buff rosette having purple
inner row of petals strengthened with black, a bunch of
four green leaves as in 033. Part of a second rosette or
jewel adjoins, elliptical with yellow edges scalloped with
black lines, and an emerald green centre bordered by white
pearls. Gr. fr. (048) 10¼″ × 5¼″.

Kao. I. ii. 06, 026, 031, 039, 044, 047, 049, 052, 064.
Fresco frs., showing bold floral decoration of tulip-like
flowers, and long fleshy leaves. Painted in reds and yellows,
with green leaves, on a warm buff-grey (?) ground. Edges
of leaves are treated like fur, with black lines.

06 shows near one edge slightly curving bands of red,
buff and grey, divided by black lines. An end of green
drapery appears on 031 ; 039 and 047 join. Bold work ;
faded. Gr. fr. (06) 8¼″ × 5″.

Kao. I. ii. 07, 012. Fresco frs., showing part of dress (?).

At top two overlapping scales of mail. Below these an
ornamental band c. 1″ wide with scroll ornament in red
outline on yellow ground. To R., a stiff stole of crimson
with yellow lights and black contour lines. Between edge
of stole and under side of band, a quadrant in yellow with
red scrolled border and rayed corner. From band and
quadrant hangs crimson drapery. To R. of stole, grey.
6″ × 4″.

Kao. I. ii. 08, 010, 057-8. Four fresco frs., joining
and showing heads and shoulders of man and woman,
side by side, ¾ to R. Man, on L., has long face ; high
narrow cap close-fitting and pointed down over forehead,
slopes upwards to stiff upright back, with lower part of
back and ear-flaps turned up, the ear-flaps pointing forward.
Straight well-formed nose and almost straight eyes.
Scanty fringe of hair under peak of cap, eyebrows, drooping
moustaches, beard, whiskers, and long hair falling in front
of and behind ear ; all painted in series of straight detached
black lines.

Face pale pink ; cap white with black outlines ; black
horizontal wrinkle across forehead, and crow's-feet at corner
of eye. Dark red lips. Only fr. of robe preserved, coming
close round neck. L. hand against beard holds a long
curving stem against L. shoulder, bearing thin green
leaves and a red globular flower at top. R. hand clenched
against breast, perhaps also holding stem.

Woman's face on R. is young and rounded, also painted
pink with black outlines, red lips, and red spot on forehead
and R. temple. Nose and eyes straight like man's.

Hair black, painted solid ; done in straight line across
forehead, and turning at right angles down side of face,
where it hangs in heavy mass decorated with yellow flowers,
to bottom of ear. On top it is dressed in two high looped
masses, curving apart and carrying between them an
upright red egg-shaped orn., prob. drapery. Narrow
white leaves (?) follow line of loops. Incomplete above.
For style of hair-dressing generally, cf. ladies' figs. in Ser. iv.
Pl. LXXIV, Ch. lv. 009-10.

For another example, incomplete, see Kao. I. ii. 051,
and for a large example, incomplete, Kao. I. ii. 016.
Woman's robe also red, close round neck. Background
(halo ?) white near heads and black above. Curving
green stem also over woman's L. shoulder. Gr. h. 8¼″,
gr. width (joined) 5¾″.

Kao. I. ii. 09. Fresco fr., showing Uigur (?) char. in black
on buff ground. Gr. M. 1¾″.

Kao. I. ii. 011. Fresco fr., showing part of small spiral
decoration in red and blue, with blue jewel on red down-
turned lotus, by one edge. Background white. Gr.
M. 3¼″.

Kao. I. ii. 016. Fresco fr., showing on white ground (halo ?),
L. side of coiffure of female head with part of pink cheek.
Red spot on temple. Hair is dressed in large bow-shaped
puffs, and a loop pendent covering ear and terminating
in a yellow flower. Above the two puffs is a large red
disc-shaped piece of drapery, which appears again hanging
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