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A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c5.13

A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c5.13

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c5.13

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| Fig. 196. | Jambhala, or Kuvera, god of riches; from Ceylon | 257 | Fig. 212. | Dwarf: Ruwanweli, Anurādhapura | 301 |
| 197. | Bronze seated Buddha (Colombo Museum) | 258 | 213. | Cave painting at Tamankaḍuwā (Pulligoda galkanda) | 302 |
| 198. | Offerings to a Bodhisattva | 263 | | **CHAPTER IX** | |
| 199. | Sarasvatī enthroned; from Jogyokaita, Java | 263 | Pl. LXI. | Persian Bodhisattva; rev. of wooden panel, D. vii, 6, from Dandān-Uiliq | 309 |
| 200. | Prajñā-Pāramita | 264 | Fig. 214. | Mounted princes or saints; wooden panel from Dandān-Uiliq | 310 |
| Pl. LII. | Stone Buddha | 265 | 215. | Water-sprite, &c.; fresco at Dandān-Uiliq | 311 |
| Fig. 201. | ? Mañjuśrī; Raffles Coll., B. M.; 6 15/16 inches high | 266 | 216. | Chinese princess; fresco at Dandān-Uiliq | 312 |
| Pl. LIII. | Jain colossus at Kārkaḷa, South Kanara, Madras | 269 | 217. | Bactrian camel; Indian-ink drawing on paper from Endere | 312 |
| LIV. | Jain sculpture and ornament on north face of Jinanāthpur Bastī, near Sravana, Belgola, ? 12th cent. | 271 | Pl. LXII. | Buddha, with worshippers on earth and in clouds | 317 |
| | **CHAPTER VIII** | | LXIII. | Portrait of young Lama, Tibetan School | 319 |
| Fig. 202. | Figures in spandril of central ceiling panel, Cave I, Ajaṇṭā | 280 | LXIV. | Portrait of a Lama evoking a demon; Tibetan School | 320 |
| Pl. LV. | Small panels from ceiling of Cave I, Ajaṇṭā | 281 | Fig. 218. | 'The White-bearded Old Man'; the Mongolian tutelary deity of the earth; Indian *Kshitipati* | 321 |
| Fig. 203. | Figure from early painting H, Cave IX, Ajaṇṭā | 282 | 219. | The Repentant Monster | 322 |
| Pl. LVI. | Bulls fighting; from bracket capital, Cave I, Ajaṇṭā | 283 | 220. | A magic circle, Nepalese School | 323 |
| Fig. 204. | Early sketch of elephant in Cave X, Ajaṇṭā | 284 | 221. | Jambhala of Ceylon; min. No. 18 of MS. Add. 1643, Camb. | 324 |
| Pl. LVII. | Rājā and women, early painting, Cave X, Ajaṇṭā | 285 | 222. | Rāmdayāl, &c., goldsmiths of Kāṅgrā, at work (black and white) | 325 |
| Fig. 205. | A Buddha on pillar, Cave X, Ajaṇṭā | 286 | 223. | Snake-charmer, by Kapūr Singh of Amritsar (ochre-coloured garments) | 326 |
| 206. | Long-tailed monkeys, Cave XVII, Ajaṇṭā | 287 | 224. | A Kanphaṭa ('split-ear') Jogī, or Muhammadan fakīr, by Kapūr Singh of Amritsar (black robe, yellow head-dress with peacock feathers) | 327 |
| 207. | Woman carrying child, Cave XVII, Ajaṇṭā | 288 | Pl. LXV. | Damayantī choosing Nala as her husband; from Jaipur *Razmnāma* | 329 |
| 208. | Mother and child making an offering to Buddha, Cave XIX, Ajaṇṭā | 289 | LXVI. | Dhanāsarī Rāginī, by Mohan Singh, 18th cent. | 333 |
| 209. | Woman standing, Cave II, Ajaṇṭā | 289 | Fig. 225. | Dharmarāja on black bull | 334 |
| 210. | Noble Persian (? Khusrū Parvīz) and Lady; from ceiling of Cave I, Ajaṇṭā | 291 | Pl. LXVII. | Umā worshipping Siva | 335 |
| Pl. LVIII. | Sigiriya frescoes; 'Pocket B', Figs. 3, 4 | 297 | Fig. 226. | Byās (Vyāsa) Muni | 336 |
| LIX. | Sigiriya frescoes; 'Pocket B', Figs. 7, 8 | 299 | Pl. LXVIII. | Yama, god of Death, on buffalo | 337 |
| LX. | Sigiriya frescoes; 'Pocket B', Figs. 11, 12 | 300 | LXIX. | From Benares MS. of *Rāmcharitmānas*: Tulsī Dās; his *guru*; Kāmadhenu, the magic cow; the | |
| Fig. 211. | Kinnara and lotuses: Ruwanweli, Anurādhapura | 301 | | | |