Medical paintings from dispensary

Medical paintings from dispensary

1998.285.420 (Glass negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Sir Charles Bell or his assistant Rabden

Collection

Sir Charles Bell

Date of Photo

1920-1921

Region

Lhasa

Accession number

1998.285.420

Image Dimensions

120 x 163 mm

Pictures at Mentsipa's dispensary in Lhasa

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative glass plate gelatin , Negative Half Plate

Date Acquired

Donated 1983

Donated by

St Antony's College, Oxford.

Expedition

Sir Charles Bell's Mission to Lhasa 1920-21

Photo also owned by

Royal Central Asiatic Society

Previous Catologue Number

H.392-160

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

BL.H.392-160

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Bell's List of Illustrations entry: "[No. of chapter] XXVIII. [Subject of Chapter] Illness [Subject of Illustration] H.392-160 (edu) The two above, (d) right and (e) in one photo [ref: Picture in Men-tsi-pa's dispensary in Lhasa showing plants used as drugs and showing omens and dreams seen by doctor or patient]. [Remarks] See also (h) [Q.136]"

Other Information - Related Images


Other Information - Related Images: Bell cross-references in his caption to objects 1998.285.181, 1998.285.182, 1998.285.183 and 1998.286.148 in the PRM collections [MS 25/6/2004]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Medical paintings from dispensary " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.285.420.html>.

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