1998.131.443 (Print black & white)
1998.131.443 (Print black & white)
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Frederick Spencer Chapman
September 19th 1936
Mipon Seksing
Lhasa > Dekyi Lingka
1998.131.443
117 x 78
Print gelatin silver
Donated 1994
Faith Spencer Chapman
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Frederick Spencer Chapman
CQ.21 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.2.443
'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 - 'C-Q-21' has been written on the back of the print in pencil, as has the number '3' in the top right hand corner in a circle [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]: 'Old city magistrate'; PRM Manuscripts Collection: ‘List of Tibetan Prints and Negatives’ - Book 2: ‘30/3 - A lay official wearing curious sponge hat’ [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: Diary entry for September 19th 1936: "Today there were three callers. // The Yapshi Pho-pon, who is the curator of the Norbhu Lingka ... // Tse-trung Cho-den Tendar the Telegraph master ... // Seg-sing-pa Mi Pon, is a city Magistrate and colleague of Kyibu" ['Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part VI p. 3, written by Richardson] [MS 25/03/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Mipon Seksing"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.443.html>.
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