1. Photo 1112/5(151)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1112/5(151)
- Title:
- Gyan-tsen on highest point of Pa-lha house. Cylindrical, five to six feet high. It is a sign that the owner has, or had, a copy of the Kan-gyur in the house. Possibly it was looted during the fighting with the British or Chinese. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Architectural Photography The Kan-gyur is the Buddhist canon, 'The Translated Commandments'. Subjects = Bell Collection; Gyan-tsen (Tibetan religious object); religion; religion (Buddhism); religious articles; religious articles (Buddhist) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1933-1934
- Extent:
- 1 item