1919,0101,0.118

Description

Scope and content : Ch. lxi. 004. Painted silk banner with Chin. inscr. Considerably broken and all accessories lost, but silk clean and colours fresh. Subject: Kṣitigarbha as monk. Same as *Ch. i. 003 in pose, dress, accessories, physical type, and style of workmanship. But long-necked round-bodied flask hangs from fingers of R. hand; down on shaven head, upper lip, and chin is painted blue; inside of ears, hands, and lower lines of feet are painted red. There are no ear-rings; mantle edge drawn over R. shoulder. Mantle left natural grey of silk, barred with black and mottled with patches of scarlet, green, and blue; under-robe light green with purple border; lining of both robes scarlet. Inscr. naming Kṣ. as Ti-tsang is on cartouche to L. of head.