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A Monk Studies Buddhist Scripture, Aranyaprathet, Thailand
A Monk Studies Buddhist Scripture, Aranyaprathet, Thailand
A Monk Studies Buddhist Scripture, Aranyaprathet, Thailand

A Monk Studies Buddhist Scripture, Aranyaprathet, Thailand

Artist (American, born 1950)
Date1996
MediumPhotograph on Epson Professional Paper
DimensionsImage: 25 1/16 × 37 3/8in. (63.7 × 94.9cm)
Overall: 30 × 40in. (76.2 × 101.6cm)
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Credit LineGift of Steve McCurry
Object number2019.5
DescriptionA seated monk in saffron-colored robes, seen in profile, from his left side. His gaze is downward at his hands. There is a small black cat sitting in sphinx pose behind him.
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