1919,0101,0.279.i

Description

Scope and content : Mi. xiii. 5–9. Series of adjoining fresco panels, from north wall of chamber representing in two scenes: (a) monks grouped before a Buddhist teacher or saint; (b) monks in retirement writing sacred texts. (The Arabic figures are arbitrary divisions, representing only the sections of the wall as cut up for removal.) The scenes are divided from each other, and bounded above and below where complete by a band of yellow as in (1)–(4); beneath the lower yellow band is represented a series of red stone blocks. The background is rich maroon with yellow trefoils in the few open spaces; the colours used are exactly those of (1)–(4) with the addition of light sepia and a dull grey-blue. The colours are here in cleaner and brighter condition. [Ser]