The Chinese Amban [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, seated on horseback, with attendants gathered around him. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (85).
View of a grove near Lhasa. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Landscape Photography 'These groves are one of the chief features of Lhasa. Only poplars and willows grow there; and every tree when planted is carefully entered in a register, and an annual inspection is made to compare the size, location, etc., of each tree registered. To cut any wood ...
Dre-pung Monastery. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the valley towards the monastery on the far hillside: 'This vast building, the largest and richest monastery in Tibet, is situated in an embayment amongst the hills, about four miles outside Lhasa. It is officially supposed to contain 7000 Mo...
The Sha-pes [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the four Shapés: 'These officials may be described as the Executive Council of four, though they apparently had no Executive power, and were not summoned to the Councils. Their names, from left to right, are Utuk, Sechung, Tsarong, an...
Panorama of Lhasa. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Landscape Photography Panoramic view of Lhasa in five joined sections, with the Potala in the centre: 'In this can be seen the Po-ta-la in the foreground, with the small, insignificant looking town of Lhasa beyond. Sera Monastery is visible at the foot of the hills to the north, and an e...
Four views up the Kyi-chu Valley. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Landscape Photography 'The Kyi-chu river flows into the Tsang-Po about six miles below Chak-Zam, and here the force left the Tsang-Po and marched up the right bank of the Kyi-chu to Lhasa.' View looking across the valley towards mountains, with a fort on the skyline on the left. Another ...
The so-called Turquoise Bridge [Yutok, Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of a covered section of the stone bridge: 'A very ordinary structure roofed with greenish Chinese tiles.' Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (65).
Street scene in Sera Monastery. Photographer: White, John Claude
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of monastery buildings, with mountainside rising behind. Another copy (printed in platinum) at Photo 430/53 (60).