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511. Photo 1424/1(62)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(62)
Title:
Arthur on his pony. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a boy sitting astride a pony with two attendees. The boy is Joseph Gaye's son, Arthur Nepal (1888-1959). The building is similar to many within the Thapathali Darbar, Kathmandu, but has not been definitely identified. The side of the building is clearly Newar in detail with carved window ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1892
Extent:
1 item

512. Photo 1424/1(69)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(69)
Title:
[The central and southern Bhashmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of the central and southern Bhasmeshvar Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking south from the southernmost foot bridge connecting the east and west banks near Pashupati. The white spire of the Vishnu Brahma Maheshvar Temple is seen on the left of the photograph. Nearly every stru...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

513. Photo 1424/1(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(70)
Title:
Sacred river used for bathing [The Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of Arya Ghat on the west bank of the Bagmati River looking north and upstream from the stone footbridge connecting the ghat to the Pandra Shivalaya shrines. On the right of the image are the river steps in front of the unseen Pandra Shivalaya. On the left, the large building at the end of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

514. Photo 1424/1(71)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(71)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View showing a portion of a torana above a doorway in the lower right and a wooden roof strut carved with Tantric themes. Behind the strut in the upper left of the photograph is a wall painting of a single female figure. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beg...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

515. Photo 1424/1(72)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(72)
Title:
[The Vatsala Devi Temple outside the southwest corner of the Pashupati complex.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view showing a torana above each doorway and carved wooden roof struts, all displaying Durga motifs. These and the wall painting of a single dancing male skeletal figure reflect Vatsala’s Tantric role. The goddess’s festival takes place in the month of Chaitra (March/April) beginning from this ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

516. Photo 1424/1(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(83)
Title:
[A crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddi Baithak, Basantapur Darbar Square, Kathmandu.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a crowd in front of the western facade of the original Gaddi Baithak, Basantapur Darbar Square, Kathmandu. Chandra Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana replaced this structure with a neoclassical building in 1908. This later building became the primary reception and ceremonial hall for state and ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

517. Photo 1424/1(86)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(86)
Title:
[A view north across the Bagmati River to the Thapathali Darbar and ghats, from the southern end of the bridge connecting Kathmandu to Lalitpur.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view north across the Bagmati River to the Thapathali Darbar and ghats, from the southern end of the bridge connecting Kathmandu to Lalitpur. The bridge has since been replaced by the Bagmati Kupondole Bridge. Nain Singh Thapa (1777-1806/07) is credited with building the initial palace complex....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

518. Photo 1424/1(90)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/1(90)
Title:
Scenery, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
A view looking east over fields and the Bishnumati River to the Kathmandu skyline. The temples visible left to right are the tall Taleju Temple in the middle of the photograph, two temples in the Basantapur Darbar and the Jaisi Deval temple.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

519. Photo 1424/2(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/2(1)
Title:
[Linge ping, a bamboo and rope swing constructed for the Dashain (Moshani for Newars) festival.] Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a swing, there is man on the left holding some of Joseph Gaye's photographic equipment and standing beside a pony. Linge ping, a bamboo and rope swing constructed for the Dashain (Moshani for Newars) festival. Dashain falls from late-September to mid-October and is Nepal's longest (15 day...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

520. Photo 1424/3(20)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 1424/3(20)
Title:
View of carved window, Nepal. Photographer(s): Gaye, Joseph
Scope & Content:
View of a carved bay window with portraits of a woman and children dressed in European clothing are barely visible in the windows. These richly carved Newar windows are often built as a tripartite (sajhyah) on the second floor of a building and can protrude as a bay window.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1888-1892
Extent:
1 item

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