I hadn’t looked up lung cancer because I didn’t want to scare myself but something prompted me to and now I can’t stop crying
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People Reading in Osman Hamdi Bey Paintings:
the scholar, 1878
young woman reading, 1880
islamic theologian with koran, 1902
the fountain of life, 1904
a young emir studying, 1905
[Osman Hamdi Bey, 1840-1910, was an Ottoman painter, curator, archaeologist, administrator and intellectual from Istanbul]
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Kimono fragment (Japan, early 18th century) with a design of Chrysanthemums and Wisteria.
Silk figured satin (rinzu) with silk and gilt paper wrapped silk thread embroidery.
Images and text information courtesy LACMA.
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