Ngagchen Rinpoche

Ngagchen Rinpoche

1998.131.457 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

September 2nd 1936

Named Person

Ngagchen Rinpoche

Region

Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka

Accession number

1998.131.457

Image Dimensions

80 x 110

Ngagchen Rinpoche, the Panchen Lama's chief representative in Lhasa on horseback after visiting the Mission at the Dekyi Lingka.The hat he is wearing is that of a lama and would only be worn when riding

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1994

Donated by

Faith Spencer Chapman

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Previous Catologue Number

C.3.10 [view film roll]

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.457

Other Information

In Negative - '10' has been printed on the left side of the negative. This has enabled identification of the image as 'C.3.10' [MS 27/03/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: '[? Ngagchen Rinpoche] mounting' [MS 27/03/2006]

Other Information - Related Images


Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'C.3.' comprise a group of negatives containing images of Lhasa and Dekyi Lingka, especially ‘air views’, as well as two images of the Ngagchen Rinpoche mounting his horse, apparently at the Dekyi Lingka. This has enabled dating of the image to the period August 31st - September 2nd 1936. [MS 27/03/2006]

Other Information - Setting


Other Information - Setting: Mission Diary entry for September 2nd 1936: "Nagachen Rimpoche apologized for not having called before, but said he had thought it best to wait until all the government officials had called. He had a two hours interview with the Political Officer discussing the question of the Tashi Lama's return to Tibet. It was found very difficult to pin him down to any definite statements as to the Tashi Lama's demands and policy. He was in fact very evasive and showed little inclination to come to terms with the Lhasa Government, against whom he was full of complaints. // Nagachen Rimpoche brought presents for all the members of the mission, cloissone vases, china, silk and rugs" ['Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part V p. 1, written by Neame] [MS 27/03/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Ngagchen Rinpoche" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.457.html>.

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