Table of Contents for Performing the Visual

Introduction.  The Sketch: Historical, Thematic, and Stylistic Issues

1.      The Economics of Buddhist Art:  Compensation and Organization

2.      The Cognitive Practices of the Wall Painter

3.      The Influence of the Dunhuang Sketches:  Fenben and Monochrome Drawing

4.      Banners and Ritual-Practice Diagrams:  Two Additional Types of Sketches

5.      Performance:  Orality and Visuality

6.      Sketching, Performance, and Spontaneity in Tang China

Appendix I: Ground Plans and Elevations of Fifteen Cave-temples with The Magic Competition, 862-980 C.E.

Appendix 2: Location of Common Compositions in Grottoes, 862-980 C.E.

Appendix 3:

            Table A: Measurements of The Magic Competition Murals and Sketches

            Table B: Measurements of Raudraksha and Sariputra in The Magic Competition

Table C: Height of Subsidiary Figures Depicted Near Raudraksha’s Dais in The Magic Competition

Appendix 4: Sets of Near-Identical Banners

Notes

Bibliography

Character List

General Index

Index of Paintings and Manuscripts Cited