Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

March 1927?

Region

Gyantse

Accession number

BMH.B.39C.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 107

A view northwards from the British Fort at Gyantse showing the tennis court upon which Hopkinson would regularly play. The Fort was situated some way outside Gyantse town. The Tibetan dzong can be seen in the centre of the image in the distance

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Dzong and tennis court from Gyantse Fort" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.B.39C.1.html>.

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