1998.131.501 (Print black & white)
1998.131.501 (Print black & white)
Frederick Spencer Chapman
Frederick Spencer Chapman
September 7th 1936
Lhasa > Trapshi
1998.131.501
118 x 171
Print gelatin silver
Donated 1994
Mrs Faith Spencer Chapman
British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37
Frederick Spencer Chapman
COX.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.2.501
'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 - The back of the print is covered with crop and reproduction instructions. The reference 'COX 21' has been written on the back of the print in pencil [MS 30/03/2006]
Manual Catalogues - Caption in Chapman's hand-written list of negatives made whilst on the Mission to Lhasa, 1936-7 [See PRM Manuscripts Collection]: 'Close up Uttock and Jigme' [MS 30/03/2006]
Research publication - Clare Harris and Tsering Shakya (eds.), 'Seeing Lhasa: British Depictions of the Tibetan Capital 1936-1947', Chicago: Serindia Publications, 2003, p. 100.
Biographical Information - Jigme Taring and Yuthok in their new depön (Generals) uniforms. These were inspired by British models and included khaki tunics, riding breeches and field boots. As both were members of noble families they also wear long turquoise ear-rings and amulets. Yuthok had been sent to Quetta (in British India) to receive training as an artillery officer. Jigme Taring was the son of Rajah Taring of Sikkim and married to Rinchen Dolma (“Mary”) the ex-wife of Tsarong. This photograph was taken at a military display designed to illustrate to Colonel Neame (the 1936 Mission’s military advisor) the quality of the Tibetan forces. A large crowd turned out for this display and the band even played “God Save the Queen”. [CH 2003]
Other Information - Related Images: Images prefixed with 'COX' comprise a group of negatives containing images of soldiers, Neame, Jigme, Uttock, Drepung and mission hospital. The seem all to have been taken on or around September 7th 1936 [MS 30/03/2006]
Other Information - Entry for Mission Diary September 7th 1936: "A review of the available troops in Lhasa, about 400, was arranged near the Trabchi (Arsenal) so that Neame could see them drilling and carrying out range practices with gun, machine gun, Lewis gun and rifle. ...// Gould, being indisposed from a chill was unable to come out. The rest of us ... were received with due ceremony by a guard of honour under Yutok Depon outside the Trabchi, then by the Commanders-in-Chief in the barrack square and finally upstairs in the reception room by the Kashag. ... // After this two machine guns were fired. Under Depon Jigme the Machine Gun preliminary training has been quite good. Only direct fire was carried out, but surprise targets were indicated and engaged with some success" ['Lhasa Mission, 1936: Diary of Events', Part V pp. 4-5, written by Neame] [MS 30/03/2006]
For Citation use:
The Tibet Album.
"Jigme Taring and Yuthok in uniform"
05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum.
<http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.501.html>.
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