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461. Photo 1099(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1099(8)
Title:
Carved figures, Rangoon. A reclining 'Gaudama', with attendant worshippers. Photographer: Jackson, J.
Scope & Content:
Photograph of carved wooden figures at Rangoon (Yangon), taken by J. Jackson in c.1868. The figures represent the reclining Gautama Buddha with attendant worshippers, a form of sacred sculpture which would be painted or gilded. They are animated and naturalistic in style and are arranged on a la...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

462. Photo 1148(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1148(11)
Title:
Majestic calm of the great bronze Buddha, six centuries old. (S.W.) Kamakura, Japan. Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Stereoscopic view of the Buddha image at Kamakura.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

463. Photo 1148(40)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1148(40)
Title:
Peasant praying before images of the God of Light, (E.), Nikko, Japan. Photographer: Underwood and Underwood
Scope & Content:
Stereoscopic view.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 item

464. Photo 1167(29)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1167(29)
Title:
Buddha images on the wall of Tabo Monastery, Spiti. Photographer: Sutherland, Patrick
Scope & Content:
'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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Jul 1996
Extent:
1 item

465. Photo 1175(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1175(8)
Title:
Khajuraha — Colossal image of Varaha in Varaha Temple. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Postcard view, published by the Medici Society, London, of the large sculpture of Vishnu as Varaha, the body covered with miniature figures, in the Varaha Temple (western group).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920s
Extent:
1 item

466. Photo 1183(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(9)
Title:
Native Idol, Gaga. Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '43' in pencil on mount. Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of Close view of a sculpture of Ganesh in the ruins of the temple complex of Singasari. This piece was later presented to the King of Siam, when he visited the Dutch East Indies in 1896. Identification, dating and oth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 item

467. Photo 1183(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(22)
Title:
[Sculpture panels at the east end of north side of the wall of the first gallery, Borobudur.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '8' in pencil on mount. Genre: Archaeological Photography View of two panels of relief sculpture: the upper register (Ia94), shows the armies of Mara attacking the Buddha, the lower register (Ib94), a gathering at the court of the king. For references, see Louis Frédéric,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 1860s
Extent:
1 item

468. Photo 1183(24)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1183(24)
Title:
[The Buddhist stupa at Borobudur.] Photographer: Woodbury and Page
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '10' in pencil on mount. Genre: Archaeological Photography Close view of a section of the stupa, with sculptured Buddha images on the platform in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 1860s
Extent:
1 item

469. Photo 1192(44)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(44)
Title:
Shwe Dagon Pagoda [Rangoon]. A scene [Buddha images]. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, undivided back. Group of Buddha images at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

470. Photo 1192(61)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1192(61)
Title:
Burmese carving, Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon. Photographer: Ahuja, D. A.
Scope & Content:
Coloured postcard, divided back. View looking towards Buddha images at the Shwe Dagon Pagoda.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900s
Extent:
1 item

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