Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

September 6th 1936

Region

Lhasa > Norbu Lingka > Garden

Accession number

1998.131.329

Image Dimensions

120 x 177

Tiled path surrounded by flowers and bamboo plants at the 13th Dalai Lama's palace, Chensek Potrang, in the Norbu Lingka.

Further Information

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 Catologue Number

CB.4 [view film roll]

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.329

This Image also appears in another collection

BMR.86.1.18.3

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'C-B-4' has been written on the back of the print in pencil. An encircled number '6' has also been written in the top right hand corner on the back of the print [MS 20/03/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Tiled garden path, flowers and bamboos'; PRM Manuscripts Collection: ‘List of Tibetan Prints and Negatives’ - Book 2: ‘7/3 - path and gardens in Norbhu Lingka’ [MS 20/03/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CB' comprise a group of negatives containing images of the Dalai Lama’s new palace, Norbu Lingka guard, Mission guides, Potala Palace, Trapshi, Neame examining military guard, Lewis guns, Ladakhi people gambling, officials, the throne and silver cups of the Dalai Lama. All the images of the Norbu Lingka seem to have been taken on September 6th 1936, others the next day on September 7th [MS 20/03/2006]

Other Information - Description: "The gardens have been skilfully laid out, but since the last Prelate's death they have not been properly tended. The flowers are mainly self-sown, and spring up, together with weeds, in the chinks of the paving stones. But in spite of this lack of proper care the borders in the autumn were a riot of colour, with red and white hollyhocks, purple phloxes, yellow marigolds, petunias, coreopsis, asters, roses and chrysanthemums. All the flowers of an English garden seem to flourish perfectly at 12,000 ft above sea level" ['Lhasa: The Holy City', F. Spencer Chapman, London: Chatto & Windus, 1938, p. 185] [MS 20/03/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Norbu Lingka garden path" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.329.html>.

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