John Gutmann
Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple in China

Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple in China

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Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple in China
Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple in China
ArtistAmerican, born Germany, 1905–1998
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Chief Monk and Novice of a Buddhist Temple in China
Date1944
Place depictedChina
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (28.9 × 26.2 cm)
 Sheet: 11 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (28.9 × 26.2 cm)
 Mount: 18 1/8 × 14 in. (46 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of John Gutmann
Object number2000.188
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of John Gutmann; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil on recto mount lower right below image: "John Gutmann"
Marked in pencil on verso mount: "CHIEF MONK AND NOVICE OF A/BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN CHINA."

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