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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 1112 Material Type Photographs

1851. Photo 1112/5(453)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(453)
Title:
Main temple at Sam-ye: PRINT MISSING. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1852. Photo 1112/5(454)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(454)
Title:
Back view of main temple, Sam-ye. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of building. Subjects = Bell Collection; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1853. Photo 1112/5(455)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(455)
Title:
Monolith to left of entrance of main temple at Sam-ye. The inscription dates from the time of Ti-song De-tsen. Rests on a stone base in the form of a lotus. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'Sun and moon are represented in brass at the top. The monolith itself is about eleven feet high, and the total height about thirteen feet.' Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1854. Photo 1112/5(456)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(456)
Title:
Another view of the monolithic inscription pillar, showing its surroundings, and a man standing in front of it, Sam-ye. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A more distant view of the pillar and part of the temple behind. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars; temples; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Samye; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1855. Photo 1112/5(457a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(457a)
Title:
The Kings of the Four Quarters, North, South, East and West. Large images of these in the vestibule in the entrance to the main temple. Two Kings are on each side. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious images; Tibetan sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1856. Photo 1112/5(457b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(457b)
Title:
The Kings of the Four Quarters, North, South, East and West. Large images of these in the vestibule in the entrance to the main temple. Two Kings are on each side. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; religion; religion (Buddhism); religious images; Tibetan sculpture
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1857. Photo 1112/5(458)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(458)
Title:
A stone platform, covered by a roof, from which the Precious Teacher (Padma Sambhava) preached to people in the courtyard, Sam-ye Monastery. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of covered pulpit. 'Covered down the sides with yak hair curtains, which the Ken-cho, at my request and as a special favour, ordered to be removed.' For a view of the interior, see print 459. Subjects = architectural elements; Bell Collection; mon...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1858. Photo 1112/5(459)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(459)
Title:
Interior of platform-pulpit at Sam-ye. The three figures are Padma Sambhava in the centre, an old Indian saint who is said to have lived 999 years on his right, and King Ti-song De-tsen on his left. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Wall painting inside the pulpit platform seen in print 458. 'The two priests wear long priestly hats, nearly like the lamas' hats of the present day.' Subjects = architectural elements; Bell Collection; frescoes; monasteries; paintings and drawings; pulpits; T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1859. Photo 1112/5(460)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(460)
Title:
A frescoe in the cloisters of the main temple, showing Sam-ye when it was first completed. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography 'It shows the main temple, the four large large chotens near the corners, and the gods (lha) who helped to build it, going round the temple with him and the king in the consecration of it. This picture is clearer than the one that I saw in the queen's temple, Ka...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item

1860. Photo 1112/5(461)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/5(461)
Title:
Frescoe portraying fighting between Buddhists and Muhammadans, in accordance with story of Chang Shambhala: PRINT MISSING. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1933-1934
Extent:
1 item