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Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c5.1

Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c5.1

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c5.1

| FIGURE | PAGE | FIGURE | PAGE |
| 1. Royal dress - - - - 33 | 44. Liya pata - - - - 100 |
| 2. Vessantara Jātaka - - - 41 | 45. Siamese single "kanaka" or flame | |
| 3. Two pages of an 18th century | | ornament - - - - 100 |
| baṇa book - - - - 50 | 46. Siamese double "kanaka" - - 100 |
| 4. Tiringi tale - - - - 53 | 47. Sketch of Siamese architectural | |
| 5. Vaka deka - - - - 65 | ornament - - - - 101 |
| 6. Vaka deka with patura and sina mala 65 | 48. Leaf of bo-tree - - - - 101 |
| 7. Katura mala - - - - 65 | 49. Bo-leaf borders- - - - 101 |
| 8. Tiringi tale - - - - 66 | 50. "Knop and flower" - - - 102 |
| 9. Tundan veda - - - - 67 | 51. "Cone" or shawl pattern - - 103 |
| 9A. Tamil forms used in teaching | | 52. Ceiling painting - - - 105 |
| drawing - - - - 69 | 53. Spirals - - - - 105 |
| 10. Kindura - - - - 81 | 54. Diya-rela - - - - 106 |
| 11. Canda kinnara jataka scene - 82 | 55. Chevron border - - - 106 |
| 12. Serapendiya - - - - 83 | 56. Chevron borders - - - 106 |
| 13. Sarja anna padçi (Tamil) - - 83 | 57. Svastika - - - - 106 |
| 14. Indriya, "bird's head," Siamese - 83 | 58. Feather decoration - - - 107 |
| 15. Yali (Tamil) - - - - 83 | 59. Cross hatching - - - 107 |
| 16. Et-kanda-lihiniya - - - 84 | 60. Ceiling painting - - - 107 |
| 17. Makara - - - - 84 | 61. Tundan veda - - - - 108 |
| 18. Makara, Early Indian - - 84 | 62. Variety of tundan veda - - 108 |
| 18A. Bherunda pakshaya - - - 85 | 63. Various borders - - - 108 |
| 19. Hamsa - - - - 85 | 64. Painted book-cover - - - 108 |
| 20. Hamsa pattuva - - - 85 | 65. Shawl borders - - - 108 |
| 21. Anna padçi (Tamil) - - - 86 | 66. Affrontment - - - 109 |
| 22. Simha (lion) - - - - 86 | 67. Vel-pota - - - - 109 |
| 23. Kibihi-mana - - - - 86 | 68. Flower-in-mouth design motif - 110 |
| 23A. Simmam (Tamil lion) - - 87 | 69. Mangul lakunu - - - 111 |
| 24. Nara simha (man-lion) - - 88 | 70. Plan of yeoman's house - - 115 |
| 25. Gaja simha (elephant-lion) - 88 | 71. Diagram of temple verandah - 117 |
| 26. Parrot - - - - 89 | 72. Diagram of vihara types - - 118 |
| 27. Usamba kunjara (bull-elephant) - 90 | 73. Wooden pillar- - - - 129 |
| 28. Designs from a brass box - - 91 | 74. Carved wooden pillar - - 129 |
| 29. Nari-lata-vela (woman-vine) - 92 | 75. Scarf joint - - - - 130 |
| 30. Nari-lata, Siamese - - - 92 | 76. Timbered roof- - - - 130 |
| 31. Nari-lata - - - - 93 | 77. Design in wood of hamsa putuwa 130 |
| 32. Picca-mal decoration of book-cover 94 | 78. Diagram of vihara types - - 131 |
| 33. Types of floral ornament - - 95 | 79. Lych gate - - - - 132 |
| 34. Lotus flowers - - - 96 | 80. Bolt post and bolt - - - 134 |
| 35, 36, 37. Forms of lotus origin - 96 | 81. Wooden door-bolt - - - 135 |
| 38. Pala-peti - - - - 97 | 82. Door bolt - - - - 135 |
| 39. Forms of pala-peti border - 97 | 83. Detail of door bolt - - - 135 |
| 40. Mal-gaha (flower-tree) - - 98 | 84. Carved plank bed - - - 135 |
| 41. Decorative mango tree - - 98 | 85. Carved bed-head - - - 137 |
| 42. Liya-vela ("honeysuckle" type) - 99 | 86. Furniture from jataka paintings - 138 |
| 43. Liya-vela - - - - 100 | 87. Sweetmould - - - 139 |