A Thai monk holding a fan. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
- Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921.
- Date:
- 1865
- Reference:
- 19486i
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Description
A young man with shaven head, seated to left. He wears a chiworn (outer garment) around which is a lighter coloured sanghati (sash) and belt. In his right hand he holds a fan as a sign that he had passed certain Buddhist exams equivalent to obtaining a degree
Publication/Creation
1865
Physical description
1 photograph : glass photonegative, wet collodion : stereograph
Contributors
Lettering
Siamese Buddhist bonze
Bears Thomson's negative number: "619"
Notes
This is one of a collection of original glass negatives made by John Thomson. The negatives, made between 1868 and 1872, were purchased from Thomson by Sir Henry Wellcome in 1921
References note
Paisarn Piemmettawat, Siam through the lens of John Thomson 1865-66, including Angkor and coastal China, Bangkok: River Books, 2015, p. 68
Reference
Wellcome Collection 19486i
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Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request Note