Procession of officials during Chipgyu Chenmo

Procession of officials during Chipgyu Chenmo

2001.59.5.73.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Hugh Richardson

Date of Photo

1948

Region

Lhasa > Between Potala and Norbu Lingka >

Accession number

2001.59.5.73.1

Image Dimensions

57 X 55 mm

Procession of Tibetan government officials on horseback in ceremonial dress during Chipgyu Chenmo (chibs bsgyur chen mo) when the Dalai Lama moves from his winter residence in the Potala Palace to Norbulingka, the summer residence. There are white light spots near the bottom of the image.

Further Information

Activity

Riding

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Date Acquired

Donated August 2001

Donated by

The executors of the estate of Hugh E. Richardson

Expedition

Hugh E. Richardson

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative album - '5' 'Yaso. Serpang. Byamspa gdan dren. Taarpa gling Oracle, lhosar [?] ceremonies. Jo mo lhari, Phari' is written on the negative album in white in Richardson's hand. [KC 31/7/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - Notes on negative index - Folio 73. [blank] [KC 31/7/2006]

Manual Catalogues -

Manual Catalogues - Richardson's Handlist - 'Vol. 5' . no .73. 'The Chibs bsgyur, the Dalai Lama’s procession from the Potala to Nor-bu gling ka. There are good films of this with the Tibet Society.' [KC 7/9/2006]

Research publication - Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year , 1993, London: Serindia Publications, p. 84. "The Chipgyu Chenmo, the "Great Procession" of the Dalai Lama to the Norbu Lingka."

Other Information - Setting: Richardson discusses this event in Ceremonies of the Lhasa Year , 1993, London: Serindia Publications, pp. 83-4. "According to Protocol this ceremony, the Chipgyu Chenmo, takes place in the first week of the fourth month but in practice it may be on any day before then, chosen as auspicious for the Dalai lama to go in procession from the Potala to his summer palace in the Norbulingka. ... The short stretch of road from the foot of the Potala hill to the Norbulingka is crowded with onlookers including many monks. ..."

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Procession of officials during Chipgyu Chenmo " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.59.5.73.1.html>.

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