June 2010 Catalog > Photo Collection > Americana Photographs
< previous lot |  next lot >
Lot 1201: Burning of the Buddhist Monk
ITEM DESCRIPTION
|
||||||||||||||
Four disturbing images on three photographs of Buddhist monks commiting ritual suicide by immolation in Viet Nam circa 1963. A fourth photo shows a VIetmanese priest performing a ceremonial fire blessing near Da Nang in 1968. Photographs measure 7 x 9" to 8 x 10" and three have the original paper captions still attached. NRMT.
BIDDING
| The bidding for this lot has ended. |