1907,1111.67

Description

Scope and content : D. IV. 4. Painted wooden panel; rectangular. Lower R. p. corner broken. OBVERSE: In vesica a standing figure (Buddha?). R. p. hand raised to centre of breast, L. p. hanging down grasping end of robe. Feet bare. Nimbus. Robe dark red, Saṅghāṭi dark green (?). Flesh pink. Contour lines of drapery and hair black. Contour lines flesh, red. Vesica, colour perished. At bottom of panel, running behind vesica, band of dark brown; general background green (?); band of colour at top. Nimbus pink. REVERSE: Standing figure, same pose as obverse, no loose drapery. Appears to wear tight fitting vest or merely ornaments. On each forearm a Vajra and bracelets, and other ornaments (indistinct) also on parts of body. Just above knees are two circular objects consisting each of three concentric circles. Too deleted to distinguish meaning. Ornamental details are visible lower down on legs. Between circular objects and lower edge of vest traces of red visible, and from a slight break in line of thigh (R. and L.) perhaps Dhōti is indicated. Feet deleted. R. p. hand at breast, L. p. before L. thigh, palm inwards. Face almost circular. Double nimbus. Outer ring pink; inner (?). Hair (with top-knob), black. Vesica, field, blue; inner border, pink; outer, green. Ground of panel, pink, with 2" blue band at top passing behind vesica. Wood very soft. Height 10⅛", width 5⅛", thickness ½". See Plate LXV. [AK]