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covers both shoulders and falls in folds over the knees. Height, 13£ 

 inches. Torai, Korea. (Cat. No. 151600, U.S.N.M.) 



57. Buddha. — Bronze. Seated in witness position. The throne 

 is raised on three legs. Height, 6£ inches. Laos, Further India. 

 (Cat. No. 217518, U.S.N.M.) 



58-59. Buddha. — Wood lacquered and gilt. Seated in witness 

 position on an hourglass-shaped base. Height, 7f inches. Laos. 

 Further India. (Cat. No. 217568-9, U.S.N.M.) 



60. Buddha. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Seated with hands 

 folded in the robe in lacquered and gilt shrine. Height, 5f inches. 

 Japan. (Cat. No. 311798, U.S.N.M.) Bequest of Miss Elizabeth 

 S. Stevens. 



61. Buddha. — Wood, gilt. Standing in the gift-bestowing atti- 

 tude. The left hand is broken off. Height, 4f inches. Japan. 

 (Cat. No. 154271, U.S.N.M.) 



62. Buddlia. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Standing in the gift- 

 bestowing attitude. Height, 6 inches. Kobe, Japan. (Cat. No. 

 154822, U.S.N.M.) 



63. Buddha. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Seated in the witness 

 posture. Height, 5^- inches. Laos, Further India. (Cat. No. 

 217587, U.S.N.M.) 



64. Buddha. — Bronze. Seated in witness position. Height, 1\ 

 inches. Laos, Further India. (Cat. No. 217519, U.S.N.M.) 



65. Buddha. — -Bronze, gilt. From the top of the head issue three 

 rays. The base on which the lotus throne rests is adorned with a 

 frieze of openwork in which are set five figurines in pointed arches. 

 Perhaps intended for the five Buddhas of the present world-age 

 (Kalpa), of whom Gautama was the fourth, and the fifth is still to 

 appear as Maitreya, the Buddha of love. Height, 6i inches. Laos, 

 Further India. (Cat. No. 217520, U.S.N.M.) 



66. Buddha. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Standing in the atti- 

 tude of gift bestowing. Height, 4f inches. Japan. (Cat. No. 

 127274, U.S.N.M.) 



67. Buddha. — Marble. Seated in the witness position. The 

 robe, in form of a folded shawl, is thrown over the left shoulder. 

 Height, 6 inches. Burma. (Plate 53, fig. 1, Cat. No. 151432, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



68. Buddha. — Gray alabaster. Seated in the witness position. 

 The head is surmounted by a stupa-like crown, with a sort of halo 

 behind it, while the arms are adorned with armlets. Height, 1\ 

 inches. Burma. (Plate 53, fig. 2, Cat. No. 129543, U.S.N.M.) 



69. Buddha. — Gray alabaster. Seated in the witness position. 

 Height, 8 inches. Burma. (Plate 53, fig. 3, Cat. No. 175192, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



