Lunch party. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Guests at table. See note at print 201. [Gelatin silver print, 156x104mm]. Subjects = luncheons; social life; Tibetan office holders Location = Lhasa; Tibet
The Potala [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography Slightly distant view of the Potala from the west. 'Some of us went for a ride in the evening round the Potala, whose southern aspect is indeed magnificent and impressive.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 25 August 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 142x92mm]. Subjects = palace...
Young monk [Sera]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of a young monk standing among bamboos, probably at Lhasa. [Gelatin silver print, 110x154mm]. Subjects = monks; religion; religion (Buddhism) Location = Sera; Tibet
Mummers' masks [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Three figures wearing grotesque masks. These are the actors who performed for the British Mission on 1 December (see print 299). [Gelatin silver print, 155x108mm]. Subjects = actors; dance Location = Lhasa; Tibet
Gilded roofs [Drepung Gompa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'The roof of the main hall rises in striking steep pitched oriental curves and is gilded. In some cases these roofs are actually overlaid with gold leaf.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 30 August 1936). [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subjects = monasteries; Tibetan...
Entrance to Jail [Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'We saw the entrance to dungeons where political prisoners languish and saw outside the ordinary jail the whips with which prisoners are administered up to 1000 lashes, and the large square wooden frames fastened round their necks.' (Lhasa Mission Diary, 6 Septe...
[Portrait of two unidentified Tibetans.] Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Portrait Photography Head-and-shoulders portrait of two Tibetans. The couple are not identified in the Lhasa Mission Diary, although the photograph is listed as having been taken on the day of the military review at Lhasa (see following prints). [Gelatin silver print, 141x92mm]. Subje...
Interior of Sera [Monastery]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Architectural Photography View inside one of the prayer halls of the monastery, with 'tankas' having from the pillars. [Gelatin silver print, 113x152mm]. Subjects = interiors; monasteries; Tibetan architecture Location = Sera; Tibet
The road from Lhasa. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along the Kyi Chu Valley, looking back towards Lhasa, with the Potala visible in the distance. [Gelatin silver print, 153x106mm]. Subjects = Location = Kyi Chu Valley; Lhasa; Tibet