1919,0101,0.10

Description

Scope and content : Ch. xxvi. 001. Large silk painting representing Six-armed Avalokiteśvara, seated, with attendants. Fine composition, but surface badly damaged; lower end destroyed by fire, R. edge lost, and several large holes where (dark) green paint has corroded silk. Fig. sits on large white Padmāsana in attitude of ‘royal ease’; R. knee raised, supporting elbow of upper R. arm, head inclined over R. shoulder. Body of slim-waisted ‘Indian’ type as in Ch. 00121; upper hands raised towards head, R. defaced, L. with thumb, second and third fingers joined; middle hands, R. before breast in vitarka-mudrā, L. below with palm up, fingers as in upper hands; lower hands, R. hanging downwards with fingers as in upper hands, L. resting on back on ground, thumb and first finger joined. No emblem except Dhyāni-buddha on front of tiara, which appears as high solid cone of chased bronze.