Young monk at Cholung Riton

Young monk at Cholung Riton

BMH.A.12.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

January 15th 1927

Region

Gyantse Region > Cholung Ritro

Accession number

BMH.A.12.1

Image Dimensions

113 x 85 mm

A young Monk who greeted Hopkinson when he visited Cholung Hermitage or Ritro to the north east of Gyantse in January 1927. Hopkinson states he had visited the hermitage to ask permission to transplant some of the wild roses that grew there in the spring [A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, Diary January 16th dated Gyantse 21 Jan 1927, 1927, page A-C]

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

A. J. Hopkinson's Tour of Duty as British Trade Agent, Gyantse, 1927-28

Previous Catologue Number

1

Other Information

In Negative - 'A12' has been written on the top edge of the negative in black ink. The negative has been machine perforated along the bottom. 18 holes have been perforated in total although some additional holes have been perforated on the extreme edge in error in addition to these [MS 05/05/2006]

Notes on print/mount - One contact print made from this negative is contained in A. J. Hopkinson's negative case with the negative. The print appears to have been removed from an album, as there are traces of black mounting paper around the edges of the print as if it has been taken out after previously being glued in place. A partially decipherable caption has been written on the back in pencil: "A young monk". The number 1 has been written on the front top right corner in pencil [MS 24/06/2006]

Manual Catalogues -


Manual Catalogues - [Caption in A. J. Hopkinson's negative album 'Tibet A - A. J. Hopkinson ICS Gyantse via Siliguri]: 'Cholung Monastery nr. Gyantse' [MS 28/04/2006]

Other Information - Description: [Extract from taped interview, Richard Blurton and Mrs Hopkinson] '12 - young monk from the same monastery' [MS 21/04/2006]

Other Information - Dates


Other Information - Dates: For dating of image, see A. J. Hopkinson Archive, OIOC British Library, Mss Eur D998/53, Letters mainly from Gyantse 1926-27, Diary January 16th dated Gyantse 21 Jan 1927, pages A-C [MS 24/06/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Young monk at Cholung Riton" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.A.12.1.html>.

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