Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1948

Named Person

14th Dalai Lama's mother

Accession number

BMH.M.13.1

Image Dimensions

65 x 60

Portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama's Mother. She is seated behind a highly ornamented table adorned with flowers, a bowl of apricots and a drinking vessel. Wall paintings are visible in the background and a highly decorative carpet is on the floor

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as Indian Political Officer 1947-48

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "14th Dalai Lama's Mother" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.M.13.1.html>.

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