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dignified expression. Dress, accessories, and style of work-
manship as in *Ch. 001, etc. Colouring, much dimmed and
discoloured, shows remains of pink and white (on skirt and
girdle), green (on stole), dull purple (on scarf), and pale blue
(on jewels); but predominant tone now dull brown of silk
with faint touches of red and blue. 2′ 5⅛″ × 10⅛″.

Ch. xxxiv. 003. Painted silk banner; retaining all
accessories but in poor condition. Upper half of painting
lost except for cartouche from R. edge bearing Chin.
inscr.

Head-piece originally a triangular panel of silk painted with
seated Buddha (?) and lotuses, backed with sage-green silk
and bound with silk of bright reddish pink. But painted
centre has almost completely broken away, though attempts
have been made to preserve it by sewing it to the backing
with stout yellow twist. Chin. chars. are scrawled in ink on
border and back. Side streamers of light green silk (dis-
coloured), L. strengthened at top with backing of yellow
silk; on inner side of R. is patch of dark bottle-green silk,
formerly strengthening attachment of painting. Four bottom
streamers of dark blue silk (discoloured). Heavy weighting-
board has its lower half carved in relief in form of conven-
tional open lotus, picked out with black and yellow on dark
red ground. It shows clearly method of attachment of
streamers' ends, which are first doubled over slip of cane and
then thrust into groove along edge, the whole being prob.
secured with gum.

Subject: Avalokiteśvara (Kuan-yin), as 'Giver of Long
Life'—on authority of inscr., but, as upper half of fig. is lost,
no distinctive features remain. Bva. advances ¾ L. on lotus
tipped and outlined with dark red. Dress and style of
painting as in *Ch. 002. Colouring chiefly orange, red, olive-
green, and slate, well preserved.
Painting 1′ × 7″, length with streamers 4′ 3⅛″, head-piece
II. 5⅛″.

Ch. xxxiv. 004. Painted silk banner, retaining all
accessories but in poor condition. Head-piece of cream silk
much decayed; binding, side and bottom streamers of plain
brown silk, frayed and discoloured; weighting-board roughly
cut and painted light red; suspension loop of dark blue and
yellow silk brocade, strung with iron ring. Among brocade
frs. one strip shows row of six-petalled flowers dark blue and
green on yellow ground, between which spring plants with
green and light blue leaves and dark blue buds. Chin. chars.
scrawled on border, back and front.

Subject: Virūpākṣa, Guardian of the West; replica of
Ch. xxiii. 001. Stands ¾ L. on thick-set demon with clawed
hands, who arches himself on hands and knees, head sunk
between shoulders. Upper end of painting lost, and head-
less fig. attached direct to head-piece. L. arm stretched down
and forwards, holding hilt of sword; R. arm and shoulder
lost. Fig. and dress of style *Ch. 0035 (see also General
note, *Ch. 001); but breeches are tucked inside greaves and
feet shod in plain sandals.

Colouring much lost and dimmed; it consisted mainly of
red, white, and brown, the red best preserved, and distributed
on mantle, folds of drapery round waist, streamers, lower
border of coat of mail, and inner edge of sleeves and skirt;
also on dhūti of demon. Pleated edging of coat of mail,
stole, and corslet were olive, and reverse of stole light blue;
but paint has practically vanished. Scabbard painted in
sections red, olive, orange, and white.
Painting 1′ 5⅛″ × 7¼″, length of whole 4′ 10⅛″.

Ch. xxxiv. 005. Linen painting with Chin. inscr.,
showing Avalokiteśvara, standing. Partially destroyed at
bottom, otherwise in fair condition; no border. Fig., pose,
dress, and emblems as in *Ch. 005a, etc.; but better
drawing, and more variegated colour. Willow instead of lotus.
Eyes oblique, hair blue, flesh white shaded with pink (much
lost); dress blue, crimson, and soft green. Inscr. contains
only salutation to Kuan-yin. 5′ 9⅜″ × 1′ 9⅜″.

Ch. xxxvi. 001. Silk painting representing Avaloki-
teśvara (Kuan-yin), standing, without attendants, but
with small donor on either side. Complete with border of
fawn-coloured silk at top and sides, but lower end with
Padmāsana and feet of fig. broken away; remainder in good
condition. Good example of 'Indo-Chinese' type, and almost
pendant to *Ch. 0088 in general treatment and in accessories.

Face and fig. are of same rounded type, pose of body and
arms same. But while in *Ch. 0088 R. hand holds willow
spray, it here supports flask; L. hand, with fingers closed
to grasp neck of flask, holds nothing. There is no over-skirt,
the skirt falling freely about legs; round neck is string of
black beads common to all figs. of the six-armed
Avalokiteśvara (see *Ch. 00102). Dress and orns. otherwise
same as in *Ch. 0088, and in brighter tints of same colours;
but from shoulders rise streamers of cloud in Chinese style,
coiling about halo. Eyes slightly oblique, but lines of eye-
lids barely curved. Moustache and beard, indicated by
single curling line, appear on lips and chin. Scarlet lotus
sprays scattered in background; blank yellow cartouche for
inscription in L. upper corner.

Donors, boy and girl, stand on either side; boy on
Avalok.'s R. with hands in adoration, girl on L. offering
a scarlet lotus. Their dress and appearance entirely
Chinese, boy wearing long trousers, girl long skirt, and both
a ¾ length jacket with long wide sleeves, tied round waist.
Upper part of boy's jacket white, and skirt part made of
red and white flowered material; in the girl's this pattern is
reversed, skirt being white and close-fitting bodice part of
red-flowered yellow stuff. Her jacket also fastens in front
and is turned back to leave a V-shaped opening at neck.
Paint in both figs. is mostly gone, but their hair is black;
the boy's done in two bunches at corner of head with
projecting tails like boy attendants' in Ch. 00224, the girl's
brushed down either side of head and turned up in roll
round neck.
2′ 5″ × 1′ 9⅛″. Pl. LXVIII.

Ch. xxxvi. 002. Dated woodcut on paper (A.D. 947),
from same block as Ch. 00158 (q.v.). Uneven impression;
torn. Block 1′ 3⅛″ × 10⅛″.

Ch. xxxvii. 001. Silk painting representing Eleven-
headed and Six-armed Avalokiteśvara (Kuan-yin), seated,