Titre original : [Chine. Province du Xinjiang, Kuche], Sou Bâchi [Subachi], grotte aux inscriptions, plafond du corridor fond, 51 [G-Su 44 (suite), G-Su 13 (fin)] . Mission Paul Pelliot 1906-1908. Date de prise de vue : entre le 10/6/1907 et le 24/7/1907 .

Location:

Guimet Museum

About the author(s)

Author:

Charles Nouette

Born:

1869

Dead:

1910

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Charles Nouette (1869-1910) was a French photographer and explorer who was a member of Paul Pelliot's archaeological expedition to Eastern ("Chinese") Turkestan, modern Xinjiang in 1906-1908. At the time there was great scientific rivalry between the French, British, Germans, Russians and Japanese in the area. Pelliot, accompanied by Nouette as official photographer and Louis Vaillant as expedition doctor, set out from St Petersburg on 17 June 1906 and proceeded via Bokhara, Kashgar, Ürümqi and… Read more...