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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

extremity in a six-petalled rosette. Musical instruments float
in the air, of which a vīṇā, two drums, a flute, and another
instrument are distinguishable.

Below and on a more recessed plane is upper margin of
flame-bordered halo with field of radiations. Style recalls
that of Gandhāra relievos. Split into two pieces now joined.
13″ × 4⅞″ × 7/8″. Pl. XIV.

Har. 030. Fr. of carved wood halo. Outer border
of small imbrications. Within field a floral scroll in large
curves forming elliptical paterae; in each of these a stiff and
narrow Buddha figure seated on lotus held on end of scrolled
stem. Formal leaves furnish interscroll spaces. Background
of each figure filled with radiating petals as halo to figure.

Two nearly complete figures are shown; above, part of a
third which is framed by a border of imbrications similar to
outer border and is not enclosed in stem scroll. All three
figures are in Dhyāna-mudrā. Fr. roughly chamfered on L.
edge; curving edge broken away to R. and above. Perished.
Pink stains near lower part. 8 3/8″ × 3⅜″. Pl. XIII.

Har. 031. Fr. of wooden Buddha-like figure, seated in
Western fashion, enveloped in single upper robe which leaves
R. p. arm, shoulder, and breast bare. Lines of drapery
formal and well designed. Both hands and R. arm, head,
and toes broken away. The pose of hands seems to have
been Abhaya or some similar mudrā.

Remains of colour on robe, blue. Below hem of upper
robe appears narrow piece of pink under-robe. 5⅜″ × 2⅞″.
Pl. XIV.

Har. 032. Painted wooden panel. A figure ¾ to L.
standing upon a disk decorated with rows of yellow and red
dots; in R. hand, which is at shoulder level, a long black
staff or wand with lower end resting on ground. Upper end
defaced.

L. hand in front of belt, palm down and fingers flexed as
though grasping some dark object. Hair appears to be long
and is topped by a broad pear-shaped helmet with red Triśūla
or flame-like ornament. Elaborate costume consisting of
sleeveless close-fitting steel-blue corset of scales overlapping
upwards; a white stripe on each scale.

At V-shaped neck opening a narrow scarf knotted at point
and ends carried straight down to waist. A band of similar
material borders each armhole. Upper arm covered with
annular scales. Forearms with brown-yellow material figured
with elliptical cartouches.

From narrow waist an all-round skirt reaches to ankles,
varied by horizontal bands of different colours, of which the
lowest three are pink, blue, and maroon. Upper is perhaps
red but much abraded, with blue patches about thighs which
may be remains of scale armour. Boots black. Nimbus
petal-shaped and red bordered. Vesia is red bordered and
has maroon outer border. Blue background above, red
below, maroon at bottom. White double dashes spotted on
red and maroon.

Traces of Brāhmī writing near bottom. Rough work but
interesting costume. Badly abraded. Rev. plain. One top

corner cut off obliquely, opposite corner broken. 11″ × 5″
× ¾″.

Har. 033. Painted wooden panel. Seated Buddha
figure, head ¾ to L. Hands in lap, feet on opposite thighs,
soles up. Red Langōt. Body either nude or in close-fitting
skin-tight garment, with symbolic devices on all limbs and
torso; similar to Har. 034. Red-bordered nimbus.

Very badly abraded. Obv. shows traces of paint. Two
upper corners cut off; panel split in places. 9⅛″ × 4⅛″ × ⅜″.

Har. 034. Painted panel. Obv.: Buddha figure ¾ to
R. in Abhaya-mudrā, standing on lotus with vesica and with
nimbus. Tight-fitting pale buff robe seems to extend from
necklet to just above ankles, and below shows a dark red
border or a longer under garment. Remains of symbols
visible on R. p. side of breast and on R. p. arm.

At shoulder a recumbent crescent carrying an eight-spoked
wheel. On pectoral, an ellipsoidal flaming jewel. On fore-
arm a Vajra, and on upper arm a Pōthi tied with black cord.
Most of the colours are perished, but tints of buff, pale green,
and red remain. On L. p. arm were probably same symbols
as on R., but at shoulder was a sun instead of moon.

Rev.: Bodhisattva; full face, elaborate floral Mukūta from
which seems to descend a veil or stole falling behind shoulders
and passing over front of upper arms inside forearms to
knees.

Figure is seated cross-legged on grey Padmāsana orna-
mented with pale blue rosettes and resting on a mound or
rock (?) contained within a circular ring.

R. p. hand of figure is abreast and probably held some
object, now missing. L. p. hand was lower, but has dis-
appeared. Robe dark maroon, figured with grey lines which
meander in pairs with ligature at each change of direction,
and roughly drawn guilloche within spaces enclosed by
meanders. Under garment closely covering legs, green;
forearm green with maroon at wrists. Body halo perhaps
pink with bright blue border.

No nimbus. Ground below and behind halo rich red.
Badly effaced. 10 7/8″ × 5″ × 11/16″. Pl. XIV.

Har. 035. Painted wooden panel. Obv.: seated
figure in red Buddhist robe and wearing Mukūta. Badly
effaced.

Rev.: four seated figures in two registers, one above the
other. Figures of each pair look towards each other. Of
the two top figures that to R. is best preserved; wears narrow-
waisted grey-blue coat spotted with four-petalled rosettes;
facings, cuffs, and hem of red similarly spotted. Black top-
boots. R. p. hand in lap and L. p. raised to breast level as
though holding some object. All other figures are too
fragmentary to make out. Both lower persons have elaborate
coiffures; L. figure seems to wear plate armour and the
other a red and grey coat. Top corners cut off. Large
deep split down centre. 9 3/8″ × 5″ × 1⅛″.

Har. 036. Painted wooden panel. Two figures
seated side by side, their heads slightly turned towards each
other. Their body halos overlap. Figure to L. of Buddha