National Institute of Informatics - Digital Silk Road Project
Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

o2, to which it has been attached. H. 2⅜″×gr. width 2⅜″
× gr. projection 1⅜″.

M.B. I. xii. 02. Small turned wooden half-baluster,
similar to M.B. i. xi. 02. Length 2⅜″, width ⅜″.

M.B. I. xii. 03. Small turned wooden finial. Lowest
moulding is a cyma, above which a bell shape encircled

by a channel. Top member a knob of kite shape in ver-
tical section. Knob and bell painted green, changing to red
near cyma, which is also red. A hole drilled upwards on
axis. H. ⅞″ × gr. diam. ⅞″.

M.B. I. xii. 04. Grass distemper brush, bound with
thick string near tip, and with bark at other end. Length
7⅜″ × diam. ⅞″. Pl. VI.

OBJECTS CLEARED FROM SHRINES OF GROUP M.C., MURTUK

M.C. III. 01. Fresco fr. showing head, half life-size,
⅜ to R. p. Black hair with tenia and floral tiara in buff and
red. Tilaka black with red flames ; flesh pink ; eyes
downcast ; nose pointed. Halo shaded grey, bordered
red with black and white dividing lines ; band of buff and
apple green above. Lower part of face missing ; all
outlines black. Fibrous surface. 7⅜″×7⅜″.

M.C. III. 02. Fresco fr., showing R. foot uplifted as in
walking exposing sole. Red and buff drapery with green
lining round ankle. Pink lotus with green centre below.
Background red ; all outlines black. Surface fibrous.
5⅜″×6⅜″.

M.C. III. 03. Fresco fr., of ornament ; green floral device
on brick-red ground. A portion of circular buff band,
outlined black, borders pink, suggests a halo. 4⅜″×3″.

M.C. III. 04, 06, 07, 09-13, 016, 021. Fresco frs.
from large subject. Above a broad plain emerald green
band edged with buff, (021) a diaper of seated Buddha
figures of similar type to M.C. IV. 02, &c., but carelessly
painted, with leaf scrolls and lotuses with drooping petals
filling spaces. 013 shows heads of two Buddha figs.
inverted, suggesting that the decoration was on a ceiling
or soffit and that at this point the direction of design
was reversed. Below green band begins a large nimbus,
green bordered with buff, red, and buff. Background
red brown, with floral scroll-work in spandrel. All work
is bold and inferior in drawing. Surface is slightly concave
and fibrous. Surface very soft. Largest fr. 10⅜″×9″.

M.C. III. 08. Fresco fr., of figure subject. Two hands
held in front of figure, the L. placed lightly over the R.
in easy pose. Lines of drapery behind. Traces of red,
green, buff, and white. Outlines black and heavy. Surface
fibrous. 4⅜″×4⅜″.

M.C. III. 014. Fresco fr., of large subject. Bodhisattva
head ⅜ to R. p. against green nimbus bordered pink and
buff ; background red with foliate ornament in green
and buff. Above, horizontal band of green with angular
interlacing pattern in black outline, divided from red
ground by buff line.
Head similar to M.C. III. 01, with large disc ornaments
suspended to long ears. R. hand raised to side of head,
index finger touching eyebrow as though in thought.
Grey-black hair dressed high, receding in hornlike projec-
tion, with thin tress looped round ear. Bold work.
12⅜″×10″.

M.C. III. 015. Fresco fr., showing L. p. portion of emerald

green nimbus bordered buff, red, and buff ; with knotted
white, green, and pink hair ribbons, tresses of hair, and
gilded ornaments on L. side of head of figure, of which
L. shoulder is also present against a grey halo, bordered
with red and white (probably orig. colour has disappeared).
Beginning of another halo to L., the spandrel between
being red brown with coarse floral enrichment. Surface
and backing same as other M.C. III. specimens. Bold
work. 11″×10⅜″.

M.C. III. 017. Fresco fr., of group of figures, showing
parts of red and white halo borders, drapery, and L. lower
angle of cheek of fig. to R. p. on green ground, with small
shaven head appearing from behind. Bold work. Surface
and backing as in other M.C. III. specimens. 5⅜″×4⅜″.

M.C. III. 018. Stucco fr. of figure, prob. child, in bordered
garment crossing in front, with traces of three successive
layers of paint, red-brown, pink and green, also patch of
blue under L. arm and traces of gilding. Flesh pink ; red
lips. At back of head, a tuft of real hair which may have
been mixed with the mud. Both arms broken away, but
upper part of R. arm now joined. Portion below waist
missing. Mud very fibrous and woolly. Surface abraded.
5″×3⅜″. Pl. CI.

M.C. IV. 01, 010-12, 020. Fresco frs. of floral border
of long lily-like stems and leaves with red star-shaped
flowers roughly painted on white ground. Length joined
22″ × width 6″.

M.C. IV. 02, 04, 08, 013, 014, 018, 019. Fresco frs.,
of upright border, of seated Buddha figs. to front. Long
Chinese faces, eyes narrow but fully open, hair without
detail ; under-robe visible across breast, black with red
border ; outer robe red, hanging in sling-like form from
shoulders disclosing upper part of hands resting¹ in medita-
tion¹. Ears long.
Halo round, emerald green, bordered with broad and
narrow lines of red with broad yellow (?) between two
outer red lines. Nimbus red, with broad yellow (?) or
green border on which broad black line and two thin red
ones. Padmāsana straight and red. General ground white.
Red lotuses with drooping petals and high green seed-
table in spaces between figures. Flesh contours in thin
black lines. Rest of work bold. Largest c. 7″ sq.

M.C. IV. 03. Fresco fr. Showing upper part of Bodhi-
sattva face to front, with half-closed oblique eyes delicately
drawn, black festooned hair and Mukuṭa with red jewels.
2⅜″×2⅜″.