Key Information

Photographer

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

September 19th 1936

Named Person

Mipon Seksing

Region

Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka

Accession number

1998.131.443

Image Dimensions

117 x 78

City magistrate, Mipon Seksing.

Further Information

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

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

CQ.21 In publication
'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [see photos in publication]

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.443

Published

'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [view list of illustrations]

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 'C-Q-21' has been written on the back of the print in pencil, as has the number '3' in the top right hand corner in a circle [MS 25/03/2006]

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]: 'Old city magistrate'; PRM Manuscripts Collection: ‘List of Tibetan Prints and Negatives’ - Book 2: ‘30/3 - A lay official wearing curious sponge hat’ [MS 25/03/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CQ' comprise a group of negatives containing images of beggars, Kundeling monastery, Potala, telephoto views of Potala, Tibetan dancers, Tibetan band, dancing girls, Tibetan telegraph master, female body cutters, old city magistrate, Austin car. They all seem to have been taken between September 17th - 19th 1936, with this image being taken on September 19th [MS 25/03/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: Diary entry for September 19th 1936: "Today there were three callers. // The Yapshi Pho-pon, who is the curator of the Norbhu Lingka ... // Tse-trung Cho-den Tendar the Telegraph master ... // Seg-sing-pa Mi Pon, is a city Magistrate and colleague of Kyibu" ['Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part VI p. 3, written by Richardson] [MS 25/03/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Mipon Seksing" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.443.html>.

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