1919,0101,0.4

Description

Scope and content : Ch. 0084. Silk painting representing Kṣitigarbha as Patron of Travellers, seated alone with boy donor below. Of pale green silk broken only at lower end, and with border of greenish-blue silk complete. For other representations, see under *Ch. 0021. Kṣitigarbha is seated cross-legged on red and white lotus, R. hand holding beggar’s staff, L. crystal ball, flaming, on his knee. Dress, a light green under-robe and mantle, latter bordered with black, and on head traveller’s shawl of Indian red orn. with faint spot pattern in yellow. Face is round and youthful with mild expression, and like feet and hands coloured flesh-pink all over, and outlined with red.