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Collection Area Visual Arts Container Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1043

111. Photo 1043(111)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(111)
Title:
Part of the Potala (Dalai Lama's Palace) [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the walls of the Potala towards the countryside beyond. 'We have had a most interesting day visiting the Potala (Dalai Lama's Palace) and the Norbhu Lingka (Jewel Garden) the Dalai Lama's Summer Palace in a beautiful park a mile from the Potal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

112. Photo 1043(112)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(112)
Title:
Parts of the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography [Gelatin silver print, 142x92mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

113. Photo 1043(113)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(113)
Title:
Parts of the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from roadway leading up to the palace, looking out over surrounding countryside towards mountains. [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

114. Photo 1043(114)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(114)
Title:
From the Potala Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography View from the Potala looking south-west towards Chakpori Hill. [Gelatin silver print, 92x141mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

115. Photo 1043(115)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(115)
Title:
Chapel in the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Monks at prayer in the chapel: 'The rest of us went to the Potala at 9.30 a.m. and for 2 hours wandered round hall after hall and shrine after shrine filled with gilded idols, or figures of ancient lamas or still more ancient kings of Tibet. The worst of it is that nearly all these chapels or sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

116. Photo 1043(116)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(116)
Title:
On the top of the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'We went on to the topmost roof of the Potala and saw the gold leaf covered pagoda like roofs of all the past Dalai Lamas' mausoleums.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 6 September 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Locat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

117. Photo 1043(117)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(117)
Title:
Gold leaf covered pagoda on the top of the Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography [Gelatin silver print, 141x90mm]. Subjects = palaces; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

118. Photo 1043(118)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(118)
Title:
Shrine of the late Dalai Lama (most of the ornaments are of solid gold embedded with jewels) [Potala, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'Finally we saw the last Dalai Lama's (the 13th incarnation) recently completed tomb and shrine. This is the most striking thing in the Potala. In many previous shrines we had seen masses of heavy gold butter lamps and jewel encrusted images, but this place must...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

119. Photo 1043(119)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(119)
Title:
Artist painting religious banner [Potala, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
'We saw some wonderful drawing and painting still going on. Some 15 or 20 Tibetan artists were busy painting 'Thunkas' or religious banners depicting the history of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama's life. These will be hung all round this shrine. They draw the design in Indian ink on cotton cloth stre...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item

120. Photo 1043(120)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1043(120)
Title:
Entrance to Jail [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'We saw the entrance to dungeons where political prisoners languish and saw outside the ordinary jail the whips with which prisoners are administered up to 1000 lashes, and the large square wooden frames fastened round their necks.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 6 Septe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
6 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 item