Prayer wheels near Gyantse

Prayer wheels near Gyantse

BMH.F.7.1 (Film negative)

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Key Information

Photographer

Arthur Hopkinson

Collection

A. J. Hopkinson

Date of Photo

1927 - 1928

Region

Gyantse Region >

Accession number

BMH.F.7.1

Image Dimensions

85 x 109

A large prayer wheel in the environs of Gyantse. A man can be seen turning the prayer wheel in the bottom right corner of the image. A carved stone can be seen in the lower left of the image. Above, a matting cover has been put in place probably to protect paintings beneath

Further Information

Photographic Process

Negative film nitrate

Expedition

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

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Prayer wheels near Gyantse" 05 Dec. 2006. The British Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_BMH.F.7.1.html>.

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