IDNO

P.97060.WIL

Description

On Cech’s list describing prints:
“(58-135 where taken in Lhasa.)
121. “At Kunphela's town house 15.9.33”
121a. “Surkhang-se, Ringang, Peggy, Monk Director, FW, Kunphela, Norbhu, Tutok, Tashi Dondup, Tennant, Chang-lo-chen”
See ww: Surkhang-se, Ringang, Monk Director, Kunphela, Norbhu, Tutok, Tashi Dondup, Tennant, Chang-lo-chen” [printed text]
For more information see Cech’s list.

A formal group portrait on the roof of Kunphela’s town house. From left to right: (back row) Surkhang-se , Ringang, Margaret Williamson (Peggy), (front row) Monk director, Frederick Williamson, Kunphela, Captain David Tennant (seated), Bahadur Norbhu Dhondup, Yutok, Tashi Dondup, Changlochen.

Ringang, Changlochen, Surkhang-se, Kunphela, Bahadur Norbhu Dhondup and Yutok all wear the characteristic long broad-cloth robes held in with a sash at the waist and tucked under the right arm. Ringang, Changlochen, and Surkhang-se, like all officials, wear the long turquoise and gold earring in the left ear.

Ringang and Changlochen wear their hair parted in the middle and arranged in two plaits brought up to the crown of the head and tied in a double top-knot with a red ribbon in the aristocratic style.

Yuthok wears the officers uniform of his regiment at Trapchi.

On the roof behind the group is a large gold conical roof decoration, and behind that a cloth victory banner adorned with a flaming trident can be seen.

Place

C Asia; Tibet; Lhasa

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Surkhang-se; Ringang; Margaret Williamson (Peggy); Frederick Williamson; Kunphela; Bahadur Norbhu Dhondup; Tutok; Tashi Dondup; Captain David Tennant; Changlochen (or Chang-lo-chen)

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

15 September 1933

Collection Name

Williamson Collection

Source

Williamson, Margaret

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

Transcription: The transcription of this album by Mark Turin and Sara Shneiderman was carried out with reference to Krystina Cech’s catalogue list alone. Alex Nadin has since revised their cataloguing by systematically matching their records to the images. Margaret Williamson’s handwritten captions for photographs have now been transcribed into the Inscription field, and Cech’s descriptions appear in the Description field. Correct entries for Place, Named Person and Other Nos. have also been entered by Alex Nadin. [Sudeshna Guha 29/10/2002]

Place: Entry previously recorded place as “Asia; Central Asia; Tibet”, but Kunphela’s house is in Lhasa the record has been amended accordingly. [JD 23/1/2007]

Place: Entry previously recorded place as “Asia; Central Asia; Tibet”, but Kunphela’s house is in Lhasa the record has been amended accordingly. [JD 23/1/2007]

Biographical Information: For further information on Captain David Tennant see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Kunphela see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Surkhang-se see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Ringang see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Bahadur Norbhu Dhondup see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Changlochen see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

Biographical Information: For further information on Yuthok see the Biographies File. [CJ 3/9/2008]

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Caspian James 3/9/2008]