Temple of the Serpent Gods or Lukhang , Lhasa
1998.285.295.1 (Glass negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Sir Charles Bell or Rabden Lepcha?
Collection
Sir Charles Bell
Date of Photo
September 22nd 1921?
Region
Lhasa > Lukhang >
Accession number
1998.285.295.1
Image Dimensions
120 x 163 mm
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's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21
Photo also owned by
Royal Central Asiatic Society
Previous Catologue Number
H.268
Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number
BL.H.268
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] L. [Subject of Chapter] Lhasa [Subject of Illustration] H.268 (ao) Temple of the Serpent Gods (Dzong-gyap Lu-kang) . Considered by Tibetans one of the beauty spots of Lhasa. In front is a pond with old poplars and willows bending over it. [Remarks] L.247"
Contemporary Publication -
Contemporary Publication - Published in 'The Religion of Tibet', Bell, C. A., Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931, facing p.138:" 'The Serpent House under the northern escarpment of the Potala'."
Other Information - Dates
Other Information - Dates: This photograph was probably taken on September 22nd 1921. Bell wrote in his Diary for that date that he visited the Lu Temple [Lukhang] behind the Potala with Tsendron, with an extensive description. He also comments that only on the 15th day of the 4th Tibetan month is the temple open to the public and that to visit at any other time requires the special permission of the Dalai Lama [Bell's Diary Vol. XIII, pp. 1-5] [MS 20/02/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Temple of the Serpent Gods or Lukhang , Lhasa"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.295.1.html>.
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