EditorialThe Chinese Ambam, [Lhasa]. Portrait of the Chinese Resident at Lhasa on horseback. 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. 89 prints 295x190mm to 200x1825 Platinum prints. Source: Photo 430/53.(85).
EditorialTibet. Lhasa. Potala Palace. It was the residence ot the Dalai Lama until 1959. Currently it is a Museum and World Heritage Site. Engraving."China Monumentis", by Atanasio Kirchen. Amsterdam, 1667.
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Wen Yan of her quarantine facility in Lhasa, Tibet: an unfinished apartment complex with water backed up in the bathroom. (Wen Yan via The New York Times)
EditorialPutuozongshengmiao, built to resemble Potala Palace in Lhasa. In 1780, the Panchen Lama, spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, travelled 13 months to Shengde to join the celebrations for the 80th birthday of Emperor Qianlong. He was received in this Tib...
EditorialA Lhasa Apso competes in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y., on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialSplash, front, and Parker, center, both lhasa apsos, with their owners during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, held at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, N.Y., on Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialDebung [Drepung] Monastery. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This vast building, the largest and richest Monastery in Tibet, is situated in an embayment amongst the hills, about four miles outside Lhasa...'. . 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. c.Sep 19...
EditorialBridge below Phema. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This is a view of a cantilever bridge over the Mo-chu, where one reaches the valley a few miles before arriving at Chumbi'. 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. c.Dec 1903. 89 prints 295x190mm to 200x18...
EditorialWater Serpent Temple (Dzong-gyap Lu-kang) in Lhasa. Gilt finial on top; below this, black yak-hair curtain. It is on a small island. In the foreground are old poplar trees; in the background is the back of the Potala. . Photographs of Tibet and Sikkim...
EditorialNechung Oracle Temple near Lhasa [Drepung]. General view of temple building from courtyard. Photographs of Tibet and Sikkim. Bell collection. 1921. 438 prints 125x100mm to 160x115mm Gelatine silver prints, printing-out papers. Photographers: Sir Char...
EditorialMission Post. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This is where the Mission sustained what may almost be called a state of siege for several months. They were under constant fire from the Jong, and on the occasion of the first fight at Kha-Ru-La, w...
EditorialLhasa 1942-43: Dr Kung and party. Informal group of Dr Kung Ch'ing-tsung, the senior Chinese official at Lhasa, with Tibetans and Europeans. Frank Ludlow is seated on the left in the front row. 1942-43. Source: Photo 743/10(364).
EditorialIron Hill' [Chakpori], with Temple of Medicine on summit, Lhasa. View looking along the ridge towards the medical college. Photographs of Tibet and Sikkim. Bell collection. 438 prints 125x100mm to 160x115mm Gelatine silver prints, printing-out papers. ...
EditorialLeaf-Shaped Box, 17th?19th century, Top decoration: Newari; box: Tibet, Lhasa area, Gold, aquamarine, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, sapphire, pearl, lapis lazuli, and turquoise, 6 x 2 1/2 in. (15.2 x 6.3 cm), Metalwork, This box made for an elite patron ...
EditorialThe main square in Lhasa, Tibet, with market booths, modern houses and in background far right, the Red and White Palace of the Potala on the " Red Mountain". View from the roof of Lhasa's Great Temple. Lhasa is 3.600 m above sea level.
EditorialDebung [Drepung] Monastery. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This vast building, the largest and richest Monastery in Tibet, is situated in an embayment amongst the hills, about four miles outside Lhasa...'. . 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. c.Sep 19...
EditorialThe source of the Teesta, [Sikkim]. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This glacier, named the Phu-chung-phu glacier, is situated to the south of the Clolamo Lakes in the north of Sikhim, and is one of the most beautiful glaciers in the country'. '...
EditorialThe Nepalese representative in Lhasa. Portrait of Captain Jit Bahadur and his wife and family. Tibet (Curzon collection.). c.Sep 1904. Source: Photo 430/53.(86).
EditorialEverest from Khamba Jong (telephoto). Distant view of snowy peaks. Reproduced in Tibet and Lhasa where the caption reads: 'This view is one taken with a telephoto lens from a distance of ninety-one miles. Everest stands up well, and even at this distan...
EditorialLhasa. Street scene looking towards Jowo Khang [Jokang]. 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. c.Aug 1904. 89 prints 295x190mm to 200x1825 Platinum prints. Source: Photo 430/53.(66).
EditorialA grove in Lhasa. General view of a lake and trees. 'Tibet'. Curzon collection. c.Aug 1904. 89 prints 295x190mm to 200x1825 Platinum prints. Source: Photo 430/53.(42).
EditorialSamding Monastery. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This Monastery is always presided over by an Abbess. and it was here that the then Abbess so kindly treated Sarat Chunder Das. The present Abbess, or Dorje Phagmo, is only five years old'. 'Tibe...
EditorialTea after a football match in Lhasa. Two teams. Photograph. [Gelatin silver print, 155x108mm]. Tibet. Lhasa Mission Diary. 26-Nov-36. Source: Photo 1043/(292).
EditorialTibet. Palacio de Lhasa. Un lider del partido comunista chino dirigi?ndpse a los tibetanos para solicitar su apoyo al Panchen Lama. Abril de 1959. Foto Keystone.