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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

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documents and records, 84, 1175.
inscriptions: on stēlē, 800; on car-
touches over donor figures, 1113; on
clay wedge, 1169; on wooden saucer
fr., 1175; on fresco frs., 1166, 1169,
1173, 1199, 1223.
MS. in: (Ch'ien-fo-tung) 818,
828 sq, 923; partly on reverse of Chi-
rolls, partly in MS. books, 818, 923;
quality of paper, 818, 828, 923, 925;
books added from later finds elsewhere,
828, 923; (Chong-hassār) 1162, 1171;
(Kichik-hassār) 1166, 1174; (Yār-
khoto) 1167 n. 19, 1168, 1175 sq.;
(Toyuk) 1176; (Tallik-bulak) ib.;
('Ming-oi') 1199, 1220; (Mazār-
tāgh)(?) 1289, 1295.
period, mural paintings of (?), 1196,
1213 sqq.
prints, 828 sq.
remarks in (?), on Khotanese MS.
fr., 1453.
sgraffiti in, on cave walls at Wan-fo-
hsia, 1111 sqq.
Uigurs (Hui-ho), 1130; as allies of Chi-
nese, 473; no trace of occupation of
Mirān Fort by, 474; in Eastern Tur-
kestān, 818, 838, 839; mentioned by Kao
Chü-hui, 1129 sq.
Ujadibai, see Ghujak-bai.
Ujst, village, 96.
'Ujatias,' supposed to have been Nesto-
rian Christians, 96.
ujme, see mulberry.
Ukat-nōr, conduit and colony, 1310 n. 2.
Ulūgh-köl lake, 1324.
Ulūgh-mazar or Ulūgh-ziārat ('the holy
shrine'): 84, 107, 1254 sq.; 'Tati'
areas around, 1263; chronology,
1264; ruined fort N. of, 1264; dry
river-bed near, 1264 n. 7; Chinese
coin from near, 1264, 1347; other
finds, 1269 sq.
Ulūgh-sai, statistics of population of,
1321 n. 2.
Ulūgh-yailak, side-valley, 88.
umbrella mouldings on turned wooden
balusters, 187, 194; on turned wooden
chair-leg, 252.
'umbrellas' on Stūpas, see Stūpas.
Und (Skr. Udabhāṇḍa), 14; Wu-k'ung
at, 19.
unguent-flask (?), 114.
unicorn (?), in picture, 967, 977.
'unknown characters', 383; see Sogdian.
'unknown languages', 814; see 'Kho-
tanese', 'Kuchean'.
Uraeus crown (?), on pottery, 112.
Uraša ('Apua), mentioned by Ptolemy,
11 n. 10, 25.
urn, pendant in shape of, 238, 265.
ūrṇā: in painted panel, 170; on stucco
relief fr., 1220; in paintings, 1029,
1073, &c.; omission of, in fresco,
503. See also tilaka.
Ushak-tal, oasis, 86.
Ushak-tal, oasis, 1177 sq., 1181; Chinese

coin found at site near, 1181, 1346;
other finds, 1183.
uṣṇīṣa: on frescoes, 177 sq., 181 sq.,
185, 502, 540, 1173; in painted wooden
panels, 1258 sq.; in stucco relievos,
141, 143, 147, 538, 1280; on wooden
Buddha figs., 193, 1173; in paintings,
1008, 1034, &c.
Uṣṇīṣa-vijaya, Skr. MS. fr. of, 1448.
Uttarasena, king, Stūpa near Barikōt
ascribed to, 15.
Uzen-bulak, walled enclosure at, 1232.
Uzun-tati, site of, 1255.

V-shaped notch: on wooden tablets, 248,
263.
V-shapes, see designs.
V.S. = Vāsh-shahri, q. v.
Vaidehi, Queen, legend of, represented
in paintings, 886, 930, 948 sq., 960,
967 (?), 977 sq., 1001, 1004, 1014 sq.,
1023, 1038, 1057, 1071, 1073, 1077,
1080, 1083. See also Bimbisāra.
Vairocana, Buddha: in drawing, 999;
in painting, 1080.
Vais Khān, Moghul chief, 319.
Vaiśravaṇa, Lokapāla, Guardian of the
North: in paintings, 871, 873 n. 28,
874 n. 30, 875, 1415; in woodcuts,
893 sq.; his progress with demon host,
871 sq., 942, 1040; prob. Persian
origin of crown, 874; legend and
emblems of, 875; flame emblem, 874;
mongoose emblem, 875, 953; pike
emblem, 871; small shrine emblem,
874; Kuvera worshipped at Khotan
as Vaiśravaṇa, 1253.
representations of: in drawings,
969, 1000; in illustr. Chinese MS.
books, 1016, 1026; in paper paintings,
998, 1027; in silk paintings, 942,
944, 953, 958 (?), 964, 990, 1040,
1076, 1078, 1082; in silk banners,
995 sq., 961 sq., 1084; in woodcut,
969. See also Kubera.
Vajra: in frescoes, 168, 183, 185; on
stucco relief frs., 1219 (?); fleur-de-lis
shaped, 138 sq.; in Ch'ien-fo-tung
paintings, &c., 967 sq., 974 sqq., 979,
&c. See also Vajrapāṇi.
Vajracchedikā: MS. frs. of, Chinese, 918,
925; Khotanese, 815, 914, 1451; Skr.,
1433 sq.; printed Chinese roll ('the
oldest printed book'), 893, 918, 1088.
Vajragarbha, Bodhisattva, in Ch'ien-fo-
tung painting, 882, 1021.
Vajrapāṇi, Dhyāni-Bodhisattva, mostly of
Dharmapāla form: in paintings, 862,
863 n. 11, 865, 869, 875 sq., 888.
representations of: in banners, 938,
1003, 1009, 1028, 1032, 1058, 1062,
1074, &c.; in drawings and paper
paintings, 968, 998, 1012 (?), 1018,
1084; in paintings, attendant on Ava-
lok., 961, 980, 1001 sq., 1021, 1036,
1056, 1076, 1079; in paradise paint-

ings, 1077, 1080, 1082; in woodcuts,
943. See also Thunder-god.
Vajraratmanābhi, Tathāgata, named in
MS. fr., 1449.
Vajrasattva, of Mahi-bodhi, Buddha image,
represented in Ch'ien-fo-tung painting,
877, 1025.
valances: silk altar valances, (Ch'ien-fo-
tung) 899 sq., 984 sq.; points from,
982; streamers from, 986, 992, 1001,
1007, 1029; suspension loops from,
986; tabs from, 979, 989, 1000.
representations of: in ceiling decora-
tion, 931; in fresco, 185; in paintings,
957, 906, 971, 1055, 1084; stucco
relief frs., 1189, 1200; valance-like
design in fresco, 1249.
van Genner, M. Arnold, on wooden and
other locks, 160 n. 12.
Vandyke bands, see designs.
vara-mudrā, gesture of charity: Bva. figs.
in, 984, 998 sq., 1008, 1024, 1074 sq.,
1080; Buddha fig. in, 969; Dhyāni-
buddha fig. in, 1027; Mañjuśrī fig. in,
946; Tārā fig. in, 1052.
Vasantatilaka verses, in MS. fr., 1440.
Vasconcellos-Abreu, M., on Huān-
tsang's Tu-huo-lo, 287 n. 2.
vase: see terra-cotta: on carved wooden
pillar, 239; on seal impression, 263;
on carved wooden cantilever, 239, 264.
Vāsh-shahri, oasis: identified with Hsin-
ch'êng ('the New Town') or Nu-chih
of T'ang Annals, 306, 320; Marco
Polo's apparent allusion to V.S., 308;
no claim to be identified with his Lop,
318 sq.; chronological evidence,
307 sq.; irrigation of site, 308; mod.
settlement and difficulties of agricul-
tural development, ib.; description of
ruins and remains, 307 sq.; Chinese
coins from, 307, 344, 1350; other
finds, 315 sqq.
Vāsh-shahri River, 309.
Vasu[bandhu], in painting, 1415.
vaulted cellas, 1189.
vaulted chambers, 1161, 1163, 1195.
vaulting, use of, in Turfān Basin, 1161.
Vednikōt, cultivation near, 52.
vegetable pattern, see designs.
Venis, Dr. A., on abhaya-mudrā, 502, 540.
verandahs: wooden, (Ch'ien-fo-tung) 793,
843; in front of Wan-fo-hsia caves,
1110.
vesicas: carved wood frs., 193, 1222; clay
impression of, with stamped fig., 1268;
in frescoes, frs., 169 sq., 173, 175-85,
188, 1165, 1252, 1261 sq., 1267 sq.,
1275, 1277, 1282; in painted panels,
168, 170 sq., 176, 180, 184, 187 sq.;
in stucco relievos, on painted wood, 168,
175, 180, 1838q., 943, 1197, 1217, 1222,
1225, 1229, 1258 sq.; in paintings,
(Ch'ien-fo-tung) 943-1088 passim;
plaster of Paris mould for, 172; stucco
mould for, 158, 164, 187; stucco
relievo frs., 144, 146, 152, 164, 1718q.