Asia Collection (page 6)

Buman (Illig Qaghan), founder of Kaghanate Bum�an (Illig Qaghan)
Bumin Khagan (Illig Qaghan, reigned 551-552), founder of the Turkic Kaghanate. This form of government was typical for the Eurasian Steppe from the 6th to the 10th century. circa 6th century

King Sisowath of Cambodia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa 1910s

Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six favourites of King Sisowath
Cambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six Favourites (Mistresses) of King Sisowath (1840-1927). Date: circa 1910

Juan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Engraving. Colored
Juan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Filipino artist. Engraving by Saderna. The Artistic Illustration 1884. Colored

Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c. 1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph
Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c.1900 Vintage early 20th century photograph

19th century vintage photograph India - village life in Bengal, Samuel Bourne, 1860s

19th century vintage photograph India - Jain temples Halebidu

Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c. 1870 s
Japan, ornate palanquin and porters, c.1870 s

Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan
19th century vintage photograph: Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan, c.1890 s

Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi
Late 19th century vintage photograph: (µÿĵ▓╗Õñ®þÜç, Meiji-tenn┼ì, 3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912) Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi, Japan c.1872

Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880
Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - pagoda, Jade Spring Hill, near the Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 s
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. View of Tokyo

Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailand
c.1860s South East Asia - wives of King Mongkut - Chao Chom Manda Beng and Chao Chom Manda Huang, Siam Thailand

HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927
Vintage c.1920s photograph: British Royal Navy ships, HMS Carlisle, HMS Sirdar, Nanking, Nanjing, China 1927

India - bullock cart
19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart

India - Raja of Mahmudabad
19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad

c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggar
c. 1880s India - image from an album of Indian types and trades designed to illustrate India to a British viewer - fakir or holy man

Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c.1880 s

Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant. Date: circa 1900s

c. 1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family group
c.1880s South East Asia - Philippines - family group

Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph

Japanese peasant man carrying child in a basket. Vintage 19th century photograph

Interior of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, India
Interior (The Great Corridor) of Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu, India, a Hindu temple in Dravidian style dedicated to the god Shiva. Date: circa early 1930s

Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus, India
Chandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843

Woman of Ambon, Maluku Islands, Indonesia (Amboyna) in chemise. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberls The World in Miniature: The Asiatic Islands and New Holland, R

Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern India
Polygars (Palaiyakkarars, military chiefs) of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Tamil Nadu (Madras State), Southern India. Date: 1842

Asian Watson Orange Juice drink advertising poster with a bottle for freshly made orange juice, rich in vitamin D from the Williams Company General Agency

Four young women of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Four young women of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). They were based around the mountainous region to the north of the island, which was at this time a Japanese province

Young woman of the Atayal tribe, Formosa (Taiwan)
Young woman of the Atayal (Tayal, Tayan) tribe, Formosa (now Taiwan). The tattoos on her face show that she has reached maturity and is a marriageable member of society

King Sisowath of Cambodia, South East Asia
King Sisowath or Sisawat (1840-1927) of Cambodia, South East Asia (then a French Protectorate), wearing royal regalia. He reigned from 1904 until his death. Date: circa early 20th century

Three young women of the Kalabit tribe, Borneo, SE Asia
Three young women of the Kalabit (Kelabit) tribe, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- women of this tribe are all tattooed when they reach the age of sixteen

Four people of Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire) -- a Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban man with necklace of shells and tattoos (top left), an Orang Bukit (Klemantan)

Map of Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580
Map of Sir Francis Drakes route round the world, 1577-1580, in The Queens Pirate, The tale of Drakes argosy of terror, by B J Clarke, illustrated by W G Savory. Date: 16th century

Laos - Champasak Province - Man and woman of the Lao Theung
Laos - Champasak Province - A man and woman of the Lao Theung (or Lao Thoeng) Date: circa 1910s

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Japanese people sitting on the floor eating their meal using small bowls and chopsticks. Date: 1864

INFANTICIDE PREVENTED
Missionaries in China seek to end Chinese infanticide. For many Chinese, to bear female children is a thing to be ashamed of and many girls are buried alive Date: circa 1850

Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Date: 1924

Rare south west Indian Stag Beetle - Odontolabis delesserti (male). Date: circa 1920s

Laos - Attapeu Province - Group of Khas-Kaseng tribesmen, some with higjly-distinctive neck rings. Date: circa 1908

Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers) in the Upper Mekong region
Laos - Forest Coolies (Labourers - derogatory term) in the Upper Mekong region of the Khas Kouenes tribe. Date: circa 1908

Singapore - Raffles Place. Date: 1939

Singapore - The Great World Amusement Park - note the seperate entrances for Gents and Ladies and the film poster for The Man in the Iron Mask (1939). Date: 1939

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