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2001.59.15.106.2 (Print)
2001.59.15.106.2 (Print)
Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh Richardson
1949
East Kyichu Valley Region > Gyama
2001.59.15.106.2
60 x 60 mm
Print silver
Donated August 2001
The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson
Hugh E. Richardson
Notes on print - 'HR' (in pencil), 'Rgyama Khri Khang (in black ink) and 'rGyama Khrikhang' (in pencil) is written on the reverse of print in Richardson's hand and 'Velox' in an oval is stamped in black. [KC 14/6/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Notes in negative index - Folio 89. 'do' [Gya ma khri khang]' [KC 30/5/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Richardson's Handlist, Negative book '9' 'Drikhung, Chongye etc.' [nos] 88 - 91. 'The Rgya-ma valley is some eight miles downstream from Mal 'gro. The Khri-khang was the headquarters of one of the 13 Khri skor set up by the Mongols in the 13th century. The estate latterly belonged to the Hor-khang family. See Mkhyen brtse p 109.' [KC 5/6/2006]
Other Information - Location: Richardson mentions this site in High Peaks, Pure Earth , London, Serindia Publications, 1998, p. 306, "Further up the [Kyichu] river in a wide valley stands Rgya-ma Khri-khang " (1949), the former administrative centre of a khri ("Thousand District") under the Mongols. It is surrounded by a square enclosure of trees and a low wall. Inside there are three large mchod-rten, one of which is that of 'Gro-mgon snags-rgyaswho founded or restored the monastery of Rin-chen-sgang higher up the valley. ... Before reaching the Khri-khang, one passes on the hillside a small stone tower reputed to mark the birthplace of Srong-brtsan Sgam-po and containing a fine image of him. [KC 5/6/2006]
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The Tibet Album.
"Gyama"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
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