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040-003174064 Material Type Photographs

411. Photo 1112/1(81)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(81)
Title:
Enclosure containing spring whence Dalai Lama's water supply is taken, Lhasa. Mule carrying the water. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Landscape Photography Close view of mule and muleteer in enclosure. Bell's typescript index contains the following note: 'The walled-in enclosure enclosure containing the spring at the foot of Chakpori, from which the Dalai Lama's water supply is taken. In the foreground one of the mule...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1921
Extent:
1 item

412. Photo 1112/1(370)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(370)
Title:
The large Buddha image in the Palkor Chode Monastery at Gyantse, yaken from above. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; Buddha images; monasteries; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

413. Photo 1112/1(392)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(392)
Title:
Tibetan pictures of (1) omens and dreams seen by doctor or patient and (2) medicinal plants. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
See prints 159 and 160 for other copies of these paintings, with notes. Subjects = Bell Collection; health care; prints and drawings Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

414. Photo 1112/1(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(71)
Title:
Potala Palace, Lhasa, from the back (north-east). Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view. Two copies (second copy a gelatin silver print). Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1921
Extent:
1 item

415. Photo 1112/1(322)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(322)
Title:
Potala Sho Doring, inscription on lower portion of northern face, Lhasa. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography See also print 65. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscription pillars; inscriptions; pillars Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1921
Extent:
1 item

416. Photo 1112/1(412)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(412)
Title:
Wheel of life (Si-pa Kor-lo) in Palkor Chode Monastery, Gyantse. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of Tibetan painted mandala. Subjects = Bell Collection; mandalas; paintings and drawings; religion; religion (Buddhism)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

417. Photo 1112/1(59)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(59)
Title:
Do-ring at Potala Sho, Lhasa, in one of the little houses. It commemorates the defeat of Gurkhas by the Chinese and Tibetans in the 18th century. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View looking towards inscribed column, with stone tortoise in foreground. Subjects = Bell Collection; inscriptions; pillars Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910-1920
Extent:
1 item

418. Photo 1112/1(63c)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(63c)
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

419. Photo 1112/1(74)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(74)
Title:
Potala Palace, Lhasa, from the corner towards Par-go Ka-ling, showing how it is built into the hill. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from below looking up towards the walls of the Potala Palace. Subjects = Bell Collection; palaces; Tibetan architecture; Tibetan architecture (Buddhist) Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1921
Extent:
1 item

420. Photo 1112/1(99)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1112/1(99)
Title:
Government proclamation in Gyantse Jong; written on paper on wooden board in masonry porch. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Subjects = Bell Collection; proclamations Location = Gyantse; Tibet
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 item