Frescoes on the roof of Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse, depicting scenes in the previous lives of the Buddha (jatakas). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of part of fresco. Subjects = Bell Collection; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; religious images Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Frescoes on the roof of Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse, depicting scenes in the previous lives of the Buddha (jatakas). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View of part of fresco. Subjects = Bell Collection; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; religious images Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Frescoes on the roof of Pal-kor Cho-de Monastery at Gyang-tse, depicting scenes in the previous lives of the Buddha (jatakas). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Large Buddha image. Subjects = Bell Collection; Buddha images; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; religious images Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Two yak-hide boats on Nyang Chu near Gyang-tse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; local craft; river scenes; transport; water transport Location = Gyantse; Nyang Chu (river); Tibet
Two yak-hide boats standing on end, each held by a man. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Giving a clear view of the construction of the coracle-like boats, which consist of yak hide stretched over a trapezoid wooden frame. Subjects = Bell Collection; local craft; transport; water transport Location = Gyantse; Tibet