A curious feature of Tangut woodblock printed texts is that space unused for text is often filled with pictures and decorative marks. This is particularly the case for Buddhist texts, but little pictures of people or animals may also be found in some secular texts. This contrasts with Chinese woodblock printed texts of the same period (11th through 14th centuries), where incidental decoration is much more unusual. This page showcases a few examples of Tangut incidental decoration that I have noticed.
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 1b (tiger)
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 2a (tiger)
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 28a (lion)
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 1a
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 19a
Woodblock edition of Homophones 同音
Homophones D edition folio 20b
Woodblock edition of Miscellaneous Characters 雜字
Miscellaneous Characters folio 9a
Woodblock edition of the Flower Garland Sutra 大方廣佛華嚴經 (Avataṁsaka)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 4 p. 732
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text
Tangut Tripitaka v. 9 p. ?
Woodblock edition of the Flower Garland Sutra 大方廣佛華嚴經 (Avataṁsaka)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 2 p. 259
Woodblock edition of the Names of the Buddhas Sutra 佛名經 (Buddhanāma)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 4 p. 913
Woodblock edition of the Names of the Buddhas Sutra 佛名經 (Buddhanāma)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 4 p. 915
Woodblock edition of the Names of the Buddhas Sutra 佛名經 (Buddhanāma)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 4 p. 906
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text 大悲
Tangut Tripitaka v. 6 p. 1222
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text (Mahā-sāhasra-pramardana)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 9 p. 2138
Woodblock edition of the Peacock Wisdom King Dharani 孔雀明王陀羅尼 (Mahāmāyuri)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 9 p. 2153
Woodblock edition of the Peacock Wisdom King Dharani 孔雀明王陀羅尼 (Mahāmāyuri)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 9 p. 2090
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text 大悲
Tangut Tripitaka v. 6 p. 1222
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text (Mahā-sāhasra-pramardana)
Tangut Tripitaka v. 9 p. 2142
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text 慈悲道場懺法
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Tangut Tripitaka v. 5 p. 1104
Woodblock edition of a Buddhist text 慈悲道場懺法
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Tangut Tripitaka v. 5 p. 1165