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Bare-breasted tea house girls, geishas, relaxing, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Young women taking bath at home, late 19thc. JapanYoung women taking a bath at home, late 19th century Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph
Munshi Abdul Karim, Queen Victorias Indian Secretary. 1892
Shocking result of binding girls feet, China, East AsiaThe shocking result of binding girls feet in China, East Asia, meaning that in adult life the woman cannot walk properly, but only hobble. Date: 1922
Sea Dayak girls, Sarawak, Borneo, SE AsiaA group of Sea Dayak (Dyak, Dayuh) or Iban girls in traditional costume made of brass rings and filigree headdresses, Borneo, SE Asia (then part of the British Empire)
Mahadji Scindia, Maratha ruler, Gwalior, Central IndiaMahadji Scindia (Mahadaji Shinde, 1730-1794), a Maratha ruler of the Maratha Empire, a state of Gwalior in central India. late 18th century
Alexey Ivanovich Tevkelev, Kutlu-Mohammed Tevkelev (1674-1766), Tatar Murza (aristocrat), Russian diplomat and soldier, founder of the city of Chelyabinsk, major general
King Sisowath of CambodiaKing 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 SisowathCambodia - Phnom-Penh - The six Favourites (Mistresses) of King Sisowath (1840-1927). Date: circa 1910
Maruyama Okyo - Woman sitting on an Elephants backReproduction of a painting on a Japanese hanging scroll by Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795), depicting a woman sitting on an Elephants back. Date: late 18th century
Juan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Engraving. ColoredJuan Luna Novicio (1857-1899). Filipino artist. Engraving by Saderna. The Artistic Illustration 1884. Colored
HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo DestroyerRoyal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros
Labourers unloading a barge, Hong Kong, c. 1900 Vintage early 20th century photographLabourers 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 sJapan, ornate palanquin and porters, c.1870 s
Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan19th century vintage photograph: Japanese woman weaving cloth on a loom, Japan, c.1890 s
Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida KuichiLate 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. 1880Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseurVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasolVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing gameVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair downVintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan
China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, BeijingVintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - pagoda, Jade Spring Hill, near the Summer palace, Peking, Beijing
View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 sVintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. View of Tokyo
Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailandc.1860s South East Asia - wives of King Mongkut - Chao Chom Manda Beng and Chao Chom Manda Huang, Siam Thailand
India - bullock cart19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart
India - Raja of Mahmudabad19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad
c. 1880s India - fakir or holyman, beggarc. 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 sJapanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c.1880 s
Colonial India, British gents ride on an elephant. Date: circa 1900s
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, IndiaInterior (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, IndiaChandalas, lower-caste Hindus in India, deemed to be untouchable because they dispose of dead bodies. Date: 1843
Electric eel, Asian swamp eel and banded knifefishElectric eel, Electrophorus electricus, Asian swamp eel, Monopterus albus, and banded knifefish, Gymnotus carapo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Dequevauviller after an illustration by
Asian bleeding heart, Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Delitrya spectabilis). Chromolithograph after a botanical drawing by Emily Eden from her Flowers from an Indian Garden: Second Series: Hope
Chinese man and Nogai Tatar manChinese man and Tatar man of the Nogai Horde. Mongolic Races. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from his Natural History of the Human Species
Polygars of Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), Southern IndiaPolygars (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
Japanese depiction of the Great Judge of Hell - YamaThe Great Judge of Hell. In East Asian and Buddhist mythology, Yama (sometimes known as the King of Hell, King Yan or Yanluo) is a dharmapala (wrathful god)
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 AsiaKing 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 AsiaThree 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)
Laos - Champasak Province - Man and woman of the Lao TheungLaos - Champasak Province - A man and woman of the Lao Theung (or Lao Thoeng) Date: circa 1910s
Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Date: 1924
