Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1936-50

Named Person

Rampa Se

Region

Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka

Accession number

BMR.6.8.35

Image Dimensions

60 x 90 mm

Rampa Se in the garden of Dekyi Lingka wearing the silk robes of office of a treGroup comprising a former Gyantse Tibet Trade Agent (seated) with [when flipped] Sonam Tobden on the left and Rampa Se, holding a conical hat, on the right. The group is in front of an awning possibly on the roof of a house.asurer of the Jokhang and a flat-topped hat.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Transparency Colour

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Flipped Negative

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Other Information

Technical Information - The camera used to take this collection of colour slides (Dufay colour) were a Zeiss Super Ikonta and a Reflex Korelle. [KC 09/10/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Typewritten handlist entitled 'Hugh Richardson Collection, The British Museum. Photographs taken between 1936-50. Cameras: Zeiss Super Ikonta, Reflex Korelle. 300 colour slides (Dufay colour); copies made Jan. 1995.
[no.] 35. Rampa Se, in the dress of a treasurer of Labrang (Labrang is the name used for the Jokhang). He was a magistrate of Sho, below the Potala. He was the liason officer for the British Mission.' [KC 09/10/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Rampa Se" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMR.6.8.35.html>.

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