Zhwa-nag Karmapa's summer house and garden

Zhwa-nag Karmapa's summer house and garden

2001.59.2.35.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1946 or 1950

Region

Tolung Valley Region > Tsurphu

Accession number

2001.59.2.35.1

Image Dimensions

55 X 43 mm

The summer house (trokhang) and garden of the Zhwa-nag Karmapa lama at Tsurphu. The 'Gro-bo lung-chu river is on the left. The house and garden are surrounded by a wall.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Notes on front of negative album in Richardson's hand in white: '2' 'Ramagang, 'Ushang, Tshurphu rgyal, Misc pillars'. On the reverse of negative album written in blue ink on white labels in Richardson's hand: 'Hu zhang, Pa blon chen, Pha bong ka, Nyenchen thang lho, Rva sgreng, Khro 'brug, etc. etc.' [KC 10/3/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - Richardson Hand List: Album no. 2, [no.] 21. 'Summerhouse of Karmapa Lama'. [KC 22/3/2006]

Other Information - Cultural Background


Other Information - Cultural Background: Hugh Richardson, "Memories of Tshurphu", in High Peaks, Pure Earth , 1998, London. Serindia, pp: 730-733.

Other Information - Location: Tsurphu lies about forty miles to the west of Lhasa on the Drowo lungchu river. "
Mtshur-phu (1946-50) [is] the principal seat of the Karma Bka'-brgyud school and residence of the Zhwa-nag ("Black Hat") incarnation. [It was founded] in 1187 ... Its many buildings are closely grouped in a high enclosed wall overlooking the 'Gro-bo-lung-chu. The entrance on the west side is by way of a courtyard in which stands an inscribed pillar dating from the ninth century which has no obvious connection with the monastery." ( High Peaks, Pure Earth, H. E. Richardson, London, Serindia Publications, 1998,
p. 312) "... and further downstream the Zhwa-nag lama had a pleasant summer house in which he kept several large cages of singing birds; behind it in a large garden he had a tame deer and two peacocks." (
ibid. 313) [KC 22/3/2006]

Other Information - Tsurphu (mtshur phu) is situated in Tolung (stod lung). The monastery is the seat of the Karmapa, head of the Karma Kargyu (kar ma bka' rgyud) school of Tibetan Buddhism. The monastery was founded by Karmapa Dusum Kyenpa (1100-1193). Richardson visited Tsurphu twice first in 1946 and a second time just before leaving Lhasa in 1950. [TS 16/2/2005]









For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Zhwa-nag Karmapa's summer house and garden" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.2.35.1.html>.

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