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032-003174063 Material Type Photographs

2161. Photo 1112/1(63a)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(63a)
Title:
Old fort in ruins at Dechen, 14 miles east of Lhasa. In foreground, to the right, is the village, and to the left a flourishing monastery, above which, on the ridge, is the monastic chapel. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; forts; monasteries; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Dechen; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1921
Extent:
1 item

2162. Photo 1112/1(63b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(63b)
Title:
Old fort in ruins at Dechen, 14 miles east of Lhasa. In foreground, to the right, is the village, and to the left a flourishing monastery, above which, on the ridge, is the monastic chapel. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Duplicate of print 63a. Subjects = Bell Collection; forts; monasteries; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Dechen; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Apr 1921
Extent:
1 item

2163. Photo 1112/1(90b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(90b)
Title:
Dalai Lama's A.D.C. riding, Lhasa. When riding wears his hat, but not when walking. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Variant of print 90a, head held in slightly different position. Subjects = Bell Collection; Tibetan officials Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1921
Extent:
1 item

2164. Photo 1112/1(134)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(134)
Title:
The two Ya-so seated in the open with their attendants standing behind them. The Ya-so were established by the 5th Dalai Lama in honour of Gusri Khan, the Mongol. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; festivals; Lugu Gardrik Ceremony; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1921
Extent:
1 item

2165. Photo 1112/1(162)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(162)
Title:
Two pictures: on left, scenes from life of Lo-pon Rimpoche; on right, scenes from Milarepa's life. In front are the large brass pots for the offerings of spectators. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; Tibetan architecture Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1921
Extent:
1 item

2166. Photo 1112/1(185)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(185)
Title:
Some of the monks in one of the religious services at the Temple in the Prayer Festival, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Hugh Richardson, who reproduces this photograph in Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year (Serindia, London, 1993), pp. 24-25, titles it, 'Monks outside the Tsuklakhang during the Great Prayer.' The Tsuklakhang is the complex of religious and administrative buildings whi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1921
Extent:
1 item

2167. Photo 1112/1(198)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(198)
Title:
A nun (ma-ni-ma) showing picture to passers-by on the road. From it she illustrates episodes in the lives of Buddha. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = Bell Collection; nuns; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2168. Photo 1112/2(186b)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(186b)
Title:
Photographic copy of a Tibetan painted scroll of the Four Harmonious Brothers (elephant, monkey, hare, bird). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Black and white copy of a colour transparency. Subjects = Bell Collection; paintings and drawings
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

2169. Photo 1112/2(189)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(189)
Title:
Books for sale in a street in Lhasa. At the foot one book is lying open. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Close view of pile of books. Subjects = Bell Collection; books; reading & writing Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

2170. Photo 1112/2(240)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/2(240)
Title:
Heap of peat fuel ten feet high in courtyard of Shide Monastery, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; fuel Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item