Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

February 20th 1928

Region

Gyantse > Palkhor Chode

Accession number

BMH.G.32.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 114

Part of the Tse Gutor ceremony at Palkhor Chode, Gyantse, which marked the end of the old Tibetan year. See A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing February 19th 1928, Gyantse, page 4 ff for a fuller description of this event. Monks are leaning out of the windows by the steps and the ends of radung horns can be seen protruding under the curtain on the left side of the stairs. Monks carrying large drums proceed down the stairway into the courtyard

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 - 'G-32' has been written along the left edge of the negative in blue-black ink [MS 19/08/2006]

Notes on print/mount - One contact print made from this negative is contained in A. J. Hopkinson's negative case with the negative. The caption "A dance at Palkor Choden Monastery. The dancers issuing forth in procession" has been written on the back of the print in pencil, as has the reference 'G.32' [MS 19/08/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet G']: 'Procession' [MS 05/05/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '32 - Gyantse - lama dancers, with musicians emerging from the temple in the monastery by the Kumbum' [MS 12/08/2006]

Other Information - Dates

Other Information - Dates: For dating of image, see A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/54, Journal Letters from Gyantse and Various Camps, 1927-28, commencing February 19th 1928, Gyantse, page 4 [MS 19/08/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Tse Gutor at Palkhor Chode, Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.G.32.1.html>.

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