Descent from Gyantse Dzong

Descent from Gyantse Dzong

BMH.F.6.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse > Dzong >

Accession number

BMH.F.6.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 112

Hopkinson's aides on their descent from Gyantse Dzong, Hopkinson's horse in front. The steep path leads up to the building that looked out over Gyantse town and monastery while birds of prey circle overhead

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Descent from Gyantse Dzong" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.6.1.html>.

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