Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

November 23rd 1936

Region

Lhasa Area >

Accession number

2001.35.173.1

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

Officials and monks stand in front of an appliqued tent upon the return of the Reting Rinpoche to Lhasa in November 1936. Many are carrying offering scarves and other gifts. Nepean states that this is the moment that the Regent alighted from his palanquin [see Notes]

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.396.33.3

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Caption for this image in Nepean's album (see Same Image As) - 'Regent alighting from Palanquin'. [MS 30/07/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: See 'Lhasa Mission 1936 - Diary of Events - Part IV p.2-4; Part IX p.3-4.' [KC 30/07/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Officials at the return of the Reting Rinpoche" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.173.1.html>.

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