View of Sakya Monastery

View of Sakya Monastery

BMH.M.49.1 (Print black & white)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

Sakya

Accession number

BMH.M.49.1

View of Sakya Monastery showing gold-roofed temple buildings in the centre of the image

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as Indian Political Officer 1947-48

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - The print has the caption "Sakya - Monastery Town - MP - slide" written on the back in pencil as well as the reference 'M 49' [MS 22/08/2006]

Other Information - Related Images


Other Information - Related Images: See BMH.M.48 for second image in panorama [MS 22/08/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "View of Sakya Monastery " 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.M.49.1.html>.

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