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| [Photo] 247 |
TEMPERA PAINTINGS ON NORTH-WEST AND NORTH-EAST WALLS OF ANTECHAPEL OF CAVE XVII, WAN-FO-HSIA. |
| [Photo] 248 |
TEMPERA PAINTINGS AND STUCCO BUDDHA IMAGE, PARTIALLY RESTORED, FACING ENTRANCE OF CELLA IN CAVE XVIII, WAN-FO-HSIA. |
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The adjoining small grotto, xiv, had been completely
overed. Bird plows reports on the part of the priests had pro
heap of small stucco relief plaques, all from the same mou
s between Caityas(?). They were said to have been found
discovered. I actually from the kind of wall-decoration
shrines of Ma-ti-ssu south of Kan-chou, apparently the
smallness of these plaques, only about ⅝ by ⅝ inches, it see
votive gifts.
Fresco panels of superior execution, but proved to be in bad
them. The two on each side-wall represented scenes of r
to the east, fragments of a representation of the 'wheel of
d found, with some in Uigur (or Mongolian?) and Tibetan s
n cells none apparently bear a nimbus. The shrine cells
cells the upper portion of the colossal seated Buddha
of recent restoration. Fig. 247 reproduces the north-w
the antechapel. The large and spirited painting of
Bodhisattvas has its pendant in a panel with Simantad
largest in the whole series, and on that account some bold r
er ⅞ contains a central pillar carved from the rock and mea
at its base. A niche on each of its four sides holds a large st
d, as seen in Fig. 248. The two Bodhisattva figures in stucco
two others are painted on either side of the niche and two discip
close to the large well-painted fresco niche of the Master. The
tains eight panels, each having a Buddha enthroned between two
e rows of small haloed figures seated. Variety is introduced by
ckground (dark purple and light green). The east wall and the
that display large figures of richly adorned Bodhisattvas with
talawas. Similar Bodhisattva figures carrying fruit and flowers
long of the passage leading from the cella into the antechapel,
ession on the longer walls of the antechapel, as seen in Fig. 248.
apel, which measures 19 by 10½ feet, are decorated with wall
of Buddha seated above an altar in the middle of four rows of
). The altar in front of the Buddha (Fig. 258) is covere
each column, and bears a large covered dish between two dragons
in terra-cotta color like the dish, very closely resemble in for
still known in the Tarim Basin and manufactured main
e of the last century. The black outlines over the terra-co
ch the photograph fails to bring out, seemed to me intended to
similar to that which is a characteristic of that fine old Kha
of the porch, 9½ feet deep and 9 feet 4 inches wide, displ
already described.
a medium between two Caityas(?). Heads cover b
side; flame-shaped halo; dark plain. (No need of
a little blue; not fired. 1⅛″ × ⅞″; try out of p
CXXXIX.
I which I brought
s owns silting
Buddha wood
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