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No. 42 - Priests.

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William Saunders

Photographer · 1832–1892

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Date: about 1870
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: English
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Studio portrait of four Buddhist monks. A small statue of the Buddha is placed on a table in the center, and each of the monks holds an instrument that are typically used in Buddhist meditation or chants, including a wooden fish and a singing bowl.

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