Asian Asian Collection (page 10)

Hunters leaving in the morning. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas
XEE4124004 Hunters leaving in the morning. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson (on hunts in the British Indies in the 19th century)

Beaten in the sugar canes to bring out a boar. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822)
XEE4124003 Beaten in the sugar canes to bring out a boar. Engraving by Samuel Howett (1756-1822) in " Oriental field sports" by Thomas Williamson

Sales of legumes in Tien Tsin (Tianjin or Tientsin), CHINA
JAB4121177 Sales of legumes in Tien Tsin (Tianjin or Tientsin), CHINA.; (add.info.: Sales of legumes in Tien Tsin (Tianjin or Tientsin), CHINA.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779). Engraving 1835
JAB4121106 Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779). Engraving 1835; (add.info.: Native of TIMOR Island, Indonesia. Voyages by James COOK (1728-1779)

A street in Yokohama (Japan). Engraving 1868
JAB4121463 A street in Yokohama (Japan). Engraving 1868; (add.info.: A street in Yokohama (Japan). Engraving 1868); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Horseman of the island of TIMOR, Indonesia. Voyages of James COOK (1728-1779) in Oceania. Engraving 1835
JAB4121415 Horseman of the island of TIMOR, Indonesia. Voyages of James COOK (1728-1779) in Oceania. Engraving 1835; (add.info.: Horseman of the island of TIMOR, Indonesia)

Letter Y as Lady of Yedo . Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century
DUV4199097 Letter Y as Lady of Yedo . Alphabet women. Liebig advertising chromolithography, late 19th century .; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter Y as Lady of Yedo (Japan)

Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful
XEE4182303 Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights
XEE4182287 Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken
LUX4756277 Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken; (add.info.: Indochina: Studio photo of a traveling merchant, 1923 - Len Ken); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Japan: Two peasants rest on the side of a road, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolour
LUX4748674 Japan: Two peasants rest on the side of a road, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolour; (add.info.: Japan: Two peasants rest on the side of a road)

First World War: France, Postcard showing King England talking to Indian soldiers, 1914
LUX4743268 First World War: France, Postcard showing King England talking to Indian soldiers, 1914; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Japan: costumes of dancers taking a taste, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor
LUX4748763 Japan: costumes of dancers taking a taste, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: costumes of dancers taking a taste)

Japan: three girls dance, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor
LUX4748746 Japan: three girls dance, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: three girls dance, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Japan: two women with musical instruments, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor
LUX4749086 Japan: two women with musical instruments, 1875 - albumin paper enhanced by watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: two women with musical instruments)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220475 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Orleans, Loiret (45), Centre, France, Pavilion and Chinese bridge in an Orleans park, 1865
LUX4733458 Orleans, Loiret (45), Centre, France, Pavilion and Chinese bridge in an Orleans park, 1865; (add.info.: Orleans, Loiret (45), Centre, France

Skeleton and skull of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, Endangered (Great Borneo ape)
FLO4715063 Skeleton and skull of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, Endangered (Great Borneo ape, Simia satyrus) - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Semnopitheque entelle - Gray langur or Hanuman langur, Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne's monkey)
FLO4715045 Semnopitheque entelle - Gray langur or Hanuman langur, Semnopithecus entellus (Dufresne's monkey, Simia entellus) - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Orang outan (Orang outang) from Borneo - Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus
FLO4715022 Orang outan (Orang outang) from Borneo - Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, Endangered - Domesticated female orange-outang with bandana and bowl. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's
FLO4704436 Indian bust of three-headed figure from a monument. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

Indian women in dresses and cloaks. Noble woman wearing an elegant robe decorated with flowers and carrying a fan
FLO4704375 Indian women in dresses and cloaks. Noble woman wearing an elegant robe decorated with flowers and carrying a fan, a stick, necklaces, bangles

Men Kyrgyz - Kyrgyz man in tall hat, embroidered coat over boots, carrying a musket - Handcoloured woodcut by Doms
FLO4724019 Men Kyrgyz - Kyrgyz man in tall hat, embroidered coat over boots, carrying a musket - Handcoloured woodcut by Doms from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde

Mingrelien - Mingrelian man in hat, tunic over trousers, carrying sneakers full of grapes
FLO4723910 Mingrelien - Mingrelian man in hat, tunic over trousers, carrying sneakers full of grapes, wearing a tobacco pipe in his belt - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs

Cossu Cemetery in China - Strong Water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4727157 Cossu Cemetery in China - Strong Water from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration
FLO4728551 Field irrigation machinery for rice cultivation in Asia. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration from G. T

Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan
FLO4724436 Young girl from Madison Island (French Polynesia) - Young girl with headdress, necklace, shift and feather fan, with tattoos on her arms and legs from Nuku Hiva island (Madison)

Japanese infantry, musicians - Japanese infantry musicians, one beating a drum (taiko) carried by another
FLO4724386 Japanese infantry, musicians - Japanese infantry musicians, one beating a drum (taiko) carried by another, both in helmets, kimono over leggings and sandals, wearing swords

Portraits de femmes du Kamchatka (Russia) - Portraits of two Kamtchadal women
FLO4724133 Portraits de femmes du Kamchatka (Russia) - Portraits of two Kamtchadal women: one in fur lined dress and one below in headdress - Handcoloured woodcut from " Moeurs

Man of Siam (Thailand) - Siamese man (Thailand) in pointed hat, shirt, dhoti
FLO4723526 Man of Siam (Thailand) - Siamese man (Thailand) in pointed hat, shirt, dhoti, and slippers - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs

Young girl of the Chinese nobility - Chinese girl from the nobility in embroidered jacket over long skirts tied with
FLO4723369 Young girl of the Chinese nobility - Chinese girl from the nobility in embroidered jacket over long skirts tied with silk tassels and holding a rose

Missionary jesuite en Chine - Jesuit missionary in China - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs
FLO4723320 Missionary jesuite en Chine - Jesuit missionary in China - Handcoloured woodcut by Mercier from " Moeurs, Uses et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde, Asie," by Auguste Wahlen

Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after
FLO4723298 Chinese bonze - Chinese monk with palm leaf hat sitting in front of a pagoda - Handcoloured woodcut by Vermorcken after an illustration by H

Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts
FLO4723742 Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts and carrying a musket - Handcoloured woodcut by Meganck after an illustration by S.B

Young Indian dancer - Young Indian dancer in bird headdress, cape, necklace
FLO4723704 Young Indian dancer - Young Indian dancer in bird headdress, cape, necklace, dhoti and anklets - Handcoloured woodcut by L

Indian Rajah - Indian rajah in bejeweled robes and hat, smoking a hookah pipe
FLO4723667 Indian Rajah - Indian rajah in bejeweled robes and hat, smoking a hookah pipe and holding a peacock feather fan - Handcoloured woodcut from " Moeurs

Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in
FLO4590201 Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in a pestle and mortar

Chinese junk, Qing Dynasty. Flat-bottomed, three-masted ship with compartmentalized hold
FLO4590561 Chinese junk, Qing Dynasty. Flat-bottomed, three-masted ship with compartmentalized hold. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese men cormorant fishing on a raft in the river, Qing Dynasty. Fishing cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
FLO4590529 Chinese men cormorant fishing on a raft in the river, Qing Dynasty. Fishing cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes
FLO4590103 Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father's, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590396 Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father's, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master
FLO4590221 Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo
FLO4590188 Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after
FLO4590144 Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese men hunting wild ducks with decoy gourd hats in the river, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590527 Chinese men hunting wild ducks with decoy gourd hats in the river, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Typhonium trilobatum (Auriculated three-lobed arum, Arum trilobatum auriculatum). Native of Ceylon, Sri Lanka
FLO4580490 Typhonium trilobatum (Auriculated three-lobed arum, Arum trilobatum auriculatum). Native of Ceylon, Sri Lanka. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John

Mushrooms: shimejitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646948 Mushrooms: shimejitake - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants

Mushrooms: variety of lactates - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu
FLO4646923 Mushrooms: variety of lactates - Japanese print by Kanen Iwasaki (1786-1842), from Honzo Zufu, illustrative guide to medicinal plants, 1916 - Akahatsudake, Lactarius akahatsu Tanaka

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"Exploring the Rich Cultural Tapestry of Asia: From Ancient Maps to Vibrant Costumes" Step into a world of captivating diversity as we delve into the wonders of "Asian Asian. " This collection takes us on a journey through time and space, showcasing various aspects of Asian culture that have shaped its rich heritage. Let's begin with an intriguing glimpse at history through the "Map of the Tartar territory, 1570 (engraving). " This intricate map offers insights into ancient territorial boundaries and highlights the vastness and complexity of Asia. Moving forward, we find ourselves immersed in traditional Japanese art with "Art Japan: writing the shogi game. " The delicate strokes and meticulous attention to detail in this depiction of shogi, a traditional Japanese chess game, showcase both artistic prowess and strategic thinking. Next, we step into early 20th-century China with a visit to a bustling "Chinese grocery store. " Through this snapshot in time, we catch glimpses of daily life and witness how commerce played an essential role in shaping communities. Our exploration then takes us high up into Tibet as Lieutenant Samuel Davis presents his illustration titled "Dwelling of Tessaling Lama with the religious edifice called Kugopea. " This vivid portrayal provides insight into Tibetan architecture while highlighting their spiritual practices. Shifting gears slightly, we encounter cultural expressions through dance. In "Young Japanese nude dancing - in 'Japanese doll', " we witness graceful movements that blend tradition and artistic expression seamlessly. It serves as a reminder that dance can transcend language barriers to convey emotions universally. Journeying further eastward brings us face-to-face with Jainism. A representation of a prophetic Jain spiritual leader reminds us of the diverse religious beliefs found across Asia – each offering unique perspectives on spirituality. Turning our gaze towards influential figures from Chinese history, we encounter Yuan Shikai – President-turned-Emperor during tumultuous times. His portrait captures both power and complexity, inviting us to reflect on the intricacies of political leadership.