Drepung Monastery from below

Drepung Monastery from below

1998.157.32 (Transparency colour)

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Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

August 30th 1936

Region

Lhasa Area > Drepung

Accession number

1998.157.32

Image Dimensions

60 x 90

Drepung Monastery from below. The monastery's buildings have been foreshortened in this image taken from below, giving a misleading impression of its real size

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.1.32

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Drepung Monastery from below" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.157.32.html>.

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