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![[An old man, possibly a monk or scholar, seated a low table writing on scroll with brush]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTAvYW4tb2xkLW1hbi1wb3NzaWJseS1hLW1vbmstb3Itc2Nob2xhci1zZWF0ZWQtYS1sb3ctdGFibGUtd3JpdGluZy1vbi1zY3JvbGwtZTA4ZTQwLTEwMjQuanBn/320/442/jpg "[An old man, possibly a monk or scholar, seated a low table writing on scroll with brush]")
![[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly right, reading a scroll, several scrolls are on a table in front of him]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvcmVsaWdpb3VzLWZpZ3VyZS1wcm9iYWJseS1hLW1vbmstc2VhdGVkLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC1yZWFkaW5nLWEtc2Nyb2xsLWQyYWIwNi02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Religious figure, probably a monk, seated, facing slightly right, reading a scroll, several scrolls are on a table in front of him]")
![[A man or monk seated at a table, leaning on his arms, possibly asleep or meditating]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTYvYS1tYW4tb3ItbW9uay1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtYS10YWJsZS1sZWFuaW5nLW9uLWhpcy1hcm1zLXBvc3NpYmx5LWFzbGVlcC1vci1tZWRpdGF0aW5nLThkM2U1NS02NDAuanBn/40/53/webp "[A man or monk seated at a table, leaning on his arms, possibly asleep or meditating]")
![[Dignified, elderly man seated at office desk, pen in hand]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDYvMDEvMDEvZGlnbmlmaWVkLWVsZGVybHktbWFuLXNlYXRlZC1hdC1vZmZpY2UtZGVzay1wZW4taW4taGFuZC02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Dignified, elderly man seated at office desk, pen in hand]")
![[Unidentified man, seated at desk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtZGVzay0zLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "[Unidentified man, seated at desk]")
![[Unidentified man, seated at desk]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDkvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLW1hbi1zZWF0ZWQtYXQtZGVzay0xMS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Unidentified man, seated at desk]")
![[Crowd of people seated around table watching man read document]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTkvMDEvMDEvY3Jvd2Qtb2YtcGVvcGxlLXNlYXRlZC1hcm91bmQtdGFibGUtd2F0Y2hpbmctbWFuLXJlYWQtZG9jdW1lbnQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/45/webp "[Crowd of people seated around table watching man read document]")
