Horimono at Nikko. Photographer: Tamamura, Kohzaburo
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Inscription: Numbered and captioned in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of elaborately sculptured wall panels at the Tosho-gu shrines.
Kotah Valley after passage of Landakai, Aug. 12 1897. Lt. Maclean, Guides, and Lieut. Graves killed and Lord Fincastle and Lt. Graves won V.C.s Photographer: Unknown
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Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Photographic copy of a painting, signed 'E. Hobday, 1898.'
Elephant in Delhi gate inside Fort, Delhi. Photographer: Unknown
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Inscription: Captioned as above and numbered '15' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the inner face of the Delhi Gate of the Red Fort, the archway flanked by two massive stone elephants.
Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of two monks wearing masks, with monastery buildings in the background: 'Young monks wearing ancient wooden masks during the dance festival at Key Monastery. These Bakhtuk act as jokers during the performances, teasing the older monks by mimicking them and ...
Buddha images on the wall of Tabo Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
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'Hundreds of images of the Buddha cover a wall in Tabo Monastery. Some of these exquisite murals date back to 996 A.D. when the monastery was founded. Tabo is one of 108 religious sites spread from Mustang to Ladakh associated with Rinchen Zangpo, the 'great translator' of many Buddhist sutras f...