Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921?

Region

Gyantse

Accession number

1998.285.268.1

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

Gyantse town, with monastery and chorten in background.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Copy difference

Lantern

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

H.243

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.243

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XLVI. [Subject of Chapter] Gyantse [Subject of Illustration] H.243 (f) Part of Gyantse town, monastery in background. [Remarks] L.232 (D.L)"

In Negative - There appears to have been an attempt to re-touch the image on this negative by the use of transparent film or mask and rubbing of the emulsion. This has not been achieved successfully and presents flaws in the print [MS 9/6/2004]

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: This photograph was probably taken in the later years of Bell's career in the region, maybe even in 1920 when he was in Gyantse collecting information for his books and awaiting permission to go to Lhasa. This is suggested by the manner in which the plate has been developed and the type of plate. However, Bell was in Gyantse on many occasions throughout his career in the region and a precise dating is not possible [MS 23/9/2004]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.268.1.html>.

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