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cf. *Ch. 00102, etc. Made of one breadth of silk (selvedge
to selvedge 1' 10"), fairly intact but surface much worn, and
hole burnt in one place. No border; top broken, but two
lemon-yellow silk suspension loops still attached.

Avalok. sits with legs interlocked; was prob. intended to
be eleven-headed, but large heads in profile below have been
limited, and eight above are merely rough circles with barely
trace of features. Upper hands, L. and R., hold up respec-
tively discs of Sun and Moon, the former still showing the
three-legged bird, inhabitants of latter effaced; middle hands
in vitarka-mudrā on either side of breast; lower outstretched
sideways, but too carelessly drawn to show fingers. Bodhi-
sattvas on either side stand ¾ towards centre with hands in
adoration; inscriptions hastily added on background reverse
their identities, making deity by Avalok.'s L. hand Bodhi-
sattva of Moon, and other on R. Bodhisattva of the Sun.
Dress and coiffure of all three of 'Indian' Bodhisattva type as
in *Ch. 00102, etc.; standing deities wearing also tight plain
over-skirt seen in Ch. 00125, etc. Flesh white shaded with
orange, but paint much lost.

Lower end of painting contains central panel with dedica-
tory inscr. 3 ll., well preserved, giving no date (see Petrucci,
App. E, II). On R. kneeling monk with censer, and novice
also shaven and in monk's dress, standing, holding flat long-
handled fan as in Ch. 00224, orn. with flying birds and cloud-
scrolls. On L. evidently over effaced fig. of second donor
(see traces where paint has worn off at head), Maitreya, in
Bodhisattva dress of more ample *Ch. 002 type, seated cross-
legged on lotus with hands in adoration. Identity fixed by
inscr. scrawled on background. Second inscr., almost
illegible, added on background in front of novice.

Drawing throughout of roughest and most perfunctory
description; colouring poor, limited to orange, dingy green,
and pink on greyish-green background, with addition of black
and white on decorated haloes and vesicas; paint much lost.
1' 11½" × 1' 10".

Ch. xx. 005. Silk painting with Chin. inscr., repre-
senting Avalokitésvara seated, with attendants and donors.
Date as given by inscr. A.D. 891. Complete and in fair con-
dition, with border of thin silk damask woven in small lozenge
lattice-work, and printed with four-armed conventional floral
spots in dark blue, green, and yellow, on fawn ground.

Avalok. sits facing spectator on light-coloured lotus
supported on tripod, which again rests on front wall of small
tank. From latter spring two scarlet lotus-buds on long
many-leaved stiffly curving stalks, which fill sides of picture.
Avalok. has R. leg bent across; L. leg pendent; R. hand
raised and held outwards with pot containing small lotus
plant on palm; L. hand on knee holding rosary; Dhyāni-
buddha on front of massive conical tiara. Fig., dress, and
jewels of 'Indian' type (see *Ch. lv. 0014, *00102?); face
short and round with straight eyes; third eye in middle of
forehead; hair black, spread on shoulders; flesh pink and
white with red outlines; slim waist.

Circular vesica of petal and vandyked ray orn., and circular
halo of waving rays. Canopy hanging on group of star-
leaved flowering trees. On trails of cloud above the growing

lotuses kneel two miniature Bodhisattvas offering platters of
flowers. Spaces in background filled above by clappers, guitar,
and two flutes, tied with ribbons; and below by lotus sprays.

Donors, divided off by band of Chin. meander pattern,
consist of three nuns kneeling on R., monk, woman, and man
on L. Monk's and nuns' costumes as in Ch. xx. 004 and liv.
006 resp., but black replaced by chocolate. Man and woman
wear long belted coat, trailing skirt, and wide-sleeved jacket,
of same general type as in *Ch. 00102, etc., but without
detail or orn., and chocolate-coloured instead of black, like
nuns'. Man also has black cap with close upstanding brim
instead of wide hat, and lady no pins in hair. Short cartouche
with inscr. before each, and dedicatory inscr. (8 ll.) in middle;
in L. top corner another inscr. (2 ll.) with salutation to
Avalok. Cf. Petrucci, Appendix E, II.

Drawing poor; colouring, on background of greyish green,
chiefly crimson, olive and copper green, dark orange (on
jewellery, tripod, border of tank, etc.), pink and white (chiefly
on fig., halo, vesica, and Padmāsana, but mostly lost). For
other seated Avaloks., cf. Ch. *00102, 00167.
2' 8½" × 2' 0⅜".

Ch. xx. 006. Part of manuscript roll-cover made
of split bamboo slips held together by bands of weaving
in thick silk yarn; border, tying ends, etc., lost. Bamboo
woven in same fashion as in bamboo roll-cover, Shōsōin
Catalogue, iii. Pl. 466; but there the weaving covers the
whole, and here it runs only in bands necessary to hold slips
together. The bands are of widths varying from ⅜" to 1",
and worked in tent-stitch in dark blue, brown, green, pale
blue, yellow, and white on striped ground of same colours.
At the ends are two wider slips round which yarns are
knotted and then cut off. At the sides the bamboo is broken
off short. In one corner is worked in same fashion as bands
a small sq. panel with Chin. char. Whole faded and stained,
and has been lined with paper now mostly lost.

Pattern of woven bands consists of conventional geometric
forms, including: elongated lozenges; crosses with equal
arms ending in trefoils making another type of lozenge;
adjoining triangles making hour-glass shapes, and stems
placed horizontally with forked roots and volute branches
supporting a trefoil head. See above, p. 907, and for other
fr. specimens, Ch. iii. 0012, a–b. 1' 5" × 10⅜". Pl. CVI.

Ch. xx. 008. Painted silk banner, with head-piece
and three bottom streamers of brown silk (detached). Head-
piece has inner border of buff silk printed with lighter flower
pattern, and outer of plain brown silk as of streamers.
Interior of triangle is of silk continuous with that of main
banner, showing at back remains of rosette-patterned painted
valance and other floral orn.; front covered with patch of
blackish-brown silk. Suspension loop of coarse red herring-
bone cotton (?) material. Painting well preserved.

Subject: Scenes from the Life of Buddha. Banner,
Chinese in style, belongs to series Ch. 0039, q. v. for descrip-
tion of colouring, architecture, etc.

Scene 1. Dispatch of messenger by King Suddhodhana in
pursuit of his son. King sits to R. on palace verandah;
messenger on crimson horse receiving his instructions.