1. Photo 1043(118)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 1043(118)
- Title:
- Shrine of the late Dalai Lama (most of the ornaments are of solid gold embedded with jewels) [Potala, Lhasa]. Photographer: Spencer-Chapman, Frederick
- Scope & Content:
- Genre: Architectural Photography 'Finally we saw the last Dalai Lama's (the 13th incarnation) recently completed tomb and shrine. This is the most striking thing in the Potala. In many previous shrines we had seen masses of heavy gold butter lamps and jewel encrusted images, but this place must...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 6 Sep 1936
- Extent:
- 1 item