Nechung Monastery

Nechung Monastery

1998.157.29 (Transparency colour)

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Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

1936-37

Region

Lhasa Area > Nechung

Accession number

1998.157.29

Image Dimensions

60 x 92

A view of part of Nechung Monastery, the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. The golden roofs of the central part of the Monastery can be seen in the centre left of the image, surrounded by Monastery gardens

Further Information

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

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 Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.1.29

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Nechung Monastery" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.157.29.html>.

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