1998.131.425 (Print black & white)
1998.131.425 (Print black & white)
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Frederick Spencer Chapman
September 19th 1936
Choden Tendar
Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka
1998.131.425
149 x 99
Print gelatin silver
Donated 1994
Faith Spencer Chapman
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Frederick Spencer Chapman
CQ.15 In publication
'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [see photos in publication]
SC.T.2.425
'Lhasa Mission 1936, Diary of Events', P. Neame, H. Richardson, F. S. Chapman, Government of India Political Department [Note: photographs for October 18th - November 4th 1936 are not included as their relationship to text is not detailed; see Mission Diary text for details of images] [view list of illustrations]
Notes on print/mount - 'CQ 15' has been written in the top left corner of the back of the print [MS 25/03/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Monk telegraph master'; PRM Manuscripts Collection: ‘List of Tibetan Prints and Negatives’ - Book 2: ‘ “Rogues Gallery” - 38/3 - A monk special’ [MS 25/03/2006]
Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'CQ' comprise a group of negatives containing images of beggars, Kundeling monastery, Potala, telephoto views of Potala, Tibetan dancers, Tibetan band, dancing girls, Tibetan telegraph master, female body cutters, old city magistrate, Austin car. They all seem to have been taken between September 17th - 19th 1936, with this image being taken on September 19th [MS 25/03/2006]
Other Information - Setting: Entry in Mission Diary for September 19th 1936: "Today there were three callers. // Tse-trung Cho-den Tendar the Telegraph Master, who is doing excellent work in despatching and receiving without error, many code telegrams, speaks English of a sort. In his spare time he runs a school and teaches such English as he knows to the sons of several officials" ['Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part VI p.3, written by Richardson] [MS 25/03/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Tsetrung Choden Tendar"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.425.html>.
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