Entrance to monastery at Tali fu [Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Landscape Photography View along a roughly paved path towards the gatehouse. Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese architecture; monasteries; Scott (Sir George) Collection Location = China; Tali; Yunnan
On of the Chinese Commissioner's ADCs [?Yunnan]. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait in the garden of a Chinese house. Subjects = boundary commissions; Chinese (ethnic group); ethnic groups; Scott (Sir George) Collection
Novitiant procession, Nam Kham [Namhkam]. This is a procession going to the monastery carrying gifts. Even the long handles of the umbrellas are decorated. Some of the youngsters carry fans. Photographer: Scott, Sir James George
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General view of the procession, the participants all wearing characteristic curved, wide-brimmed Shan hats. Namhkan is situated in the northern Shan States near the Chinese border: for a view of the distinctive architecture of its monastery, see Photo 92/3 (50). Subjects = monks; novitiates; r...