Wall painting in house of Tibetan Trade Agent
BMH.F.56.1 (Film negative)
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Key Information
Photographer
Arthur Hopkinson
Collection
A. J. Hopkinson
Date of Photo
1927 - 1928
Region
Gyantse > Tibetan Trade Agent's House > Chapel
Accession number
BMH.F.56.1
Image Dimensions
85 x 108
Further Information
Photographic Process
Negative film nitrate
Expedition
A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28
Other Information
In Negative - 'F-56' has been written on the left edge of the negative on the emulsion side in blue-black ink [MS 11/08/2006]
Manual Catalogues -
Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet F']: 'Frieze in Nizhup's chapel F.L. F8/1M' [MS 05/05/2006]
Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '56 - wall-painting in the house of Nishup - his private chapel. Note the highly painted and decorated architectural woodwork. With little or no rain, decay was never a problem' [MS 11/08/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Wall painting in house of Tibetan Trade Agent"
05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.56.1.html>.
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