Asian Collection (page 84)

Pakajamoto Ruji - Oriental visitor - Franco-British Exhibiti
Pakajamoto Ruji - Oriental visitor to the Franco-British Exhibition in traditional costume Date: 1908

Arabian Tableware and dining scene. Date: 1904

Malaysia - Men from the Sohail Tribe using blow pipes to hunt birds and small mammals with poison darts Date: 1928

Beykoz, Turkey - on the Asian side of the Bosphorus Date: circa 1920s

Reading Market
A Seikh man among the shoppers at Reading Market, Berkshire, England. Date: 1980

James Talbot Airey
Sir JAMES TALBOT AIREY British soldier who served with distinction in India and Afghanistan winning promotion and medals : depicted wearing native dress. Date: 1812 - 1898

Manipur butchers near Arras, France, WW1
Allied Manipur butchers (from Burma) at work preparing meat near Arras, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 20 October 1917

Chinese man, Tank Corps workshop, Teneur, France, WW1
A Chinese worker salvaging tank track plates at the British Tank Corps Central Workshops, Teneur, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Ghum, Tibet - A Witch
Ghoom (Ghum, Darjeeling, Northern India), A Tibetan Witch. The humorous hand-written message on the front, makes note that this elderly (and rather kindly-looking)

Indian Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Indian Pavilion, showing the lake and childrens boating pool, at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Great Indian Exhibition, Paris -- nine Indian men
Great Indian Exhibition (Grande Exposition India), held in Paris, showing nine Indian men with their arts and crafts. Date: 1902

Palace of India, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley
View of the Palace of India and Theatre, seen from the Gardens, at the British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley between April and October 1924. Date: 1924

Burmese Harpist - Myanmar
Burmese Harpist, playing a traditional Burmese saung, also known as the saung-gauk, Burmese harp, or Burma harp. An arched harp used in traditional Burmese music

Java - Indonesia - Traditional Dance Moves - Petrok and Dewie Srikandi Date: circa 1910s

Four Turkish men in a room
Four men in a room with two windows overlooking a courtyard. All wear Turkish robes and turbans, and three are sitting cross-legged on the floor

Javanese Male Dancer
A male dancer of Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Javanese Girl Dancer
A native dancing girl in a traditional elaborate costume and headdress, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Javanese Puppet
A leather dancer puppet, traditionally used in shadow dances, Java, Indonesia. Date: 1930s

Brunei Town - Sultanate of Brunei
Stilt houses on the Brunei River in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, Southeast Asia. Date: circa late 1950s

Bonang Players - Bali
The Bonang is a musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan (percussion orchestra). It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called kettles or pots)

Young Vietnamese woman
A rather seriously-looking young woman from the Annam region of Vietnam. Date: 1903

Decorated Camel - Syria
An opulently-decorated camel from Syria - covered in decorative symbols related to the Turkish Ottoman Empire Date: circa 1910s

THEEBAW (1858 -1916)
THEEBAW (THIBAW) Last King of Burma deposed by the British Viceroy of India, Dufferin, in 1885. Date: 1858 - 1916

Japanese Temple Building
A temple with its torii (arch) in Japan Date: 1907

TIMUR (1336 - 1405)
TIMUR LENK, TAMERLANE Built an empire which included most of Asia in the 14th century. Made Samarkand into a centre of culture. Date: 1336 - 1405

Asian Hunters

Dr Syntax with musicians
Dr Syntax with a group of musicians. He plays the violin; there is a lady violinst, a cellist, and an Indian bugler with turban

Sirdar Nihal Singh
Indian tennis player Sirdar Nihal Singh who played in the 1909 Wimbledon lawn tennis championship

Dr A H Fyzee, tennis player
Indian tennis player, Dr A H Fyzee, one of the players in the 41st Wimbledon lawn-tennis championship in 1921

Reception for colonial coronation visitors
Lord and Lady Warwicks reception to Indian and colonial coronation visitors at Warwick Castle. A large and distinguished company travelled down to Warwick Castle by special train from Paddington;

Japanese tea house and pool
A Japanese tea house surrounded by trees and shrubs, viewed from across a pool

Three samp wallahs, or snake charmers
A trio of Indian snake charmers (samp wallahs) demonstrate their art

Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos
View of Wat Xieng Thong (Temple of the Golden City) at Luang Prabang, Laos, built around 1560

Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai, Thailand
View of two buildings of Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Construction of the temple began in the late 13th or early 14th century

Buddhist caves, Luang Prabang, Laos
Scene inside the Buddhist caves at Luang Prabang, Pak Ou, Laos

Wat Mahathat, Si Satchanalai, Thailand
Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat royal temple complex at Si Satchanalai Historical Park, Thailand, dating from the early 13th century. View of the central prang, with a seated Buddha figure below it

Wat Buddhai Sawan, Ayutthaya, Thailand
General view of the Wat Buddhai Sawan Buddhist monastery in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The large white structure on the right is the central prang, built in 1352

View across the Mekong River, Chiang Khong, Thailand
View across the Mekong River at Chiang Khong, Thailand, with Laos in the distance, and river boats on the near bank

Seated Buddha in Wat Si Chum, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
The large seated Buddha in the Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree) at Old Sukhothai, Thailand. The temple dates from the 13th century

Wat Sri Sawai, Old Sukhothai, Thailand
View of Wat Sri Sawai, a small Buddhist temple with three prangs in Old Sukhothai, Thailand. There are many Hindu images and scenes here, suggesting that Sri Sawai was first a Hindu temple

Buddhas at Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos
Buddha statues inside the golden Bot (ordination hall) at Wat Xieng Thong (Temple of the Golden City), Luang Prabang, Laos. The temple itself was built around 1560

Poster depicting tea picking in Ceylon
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting women picking tea in Ceylon

Three Indian men in white robes, in an unidentified area of India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Farming scene in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A farming scene with oxen in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ploughing with oxen, Madhya Pradesh, Central India
A man ploughing with oxen in a field in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Madhya Pradesh, Central India
Scene in Madhya Pradesh Province, Central India -- a rather barren looking landscape. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Unidentified area with river, India
An unidentified area with a river at the centre, in India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Ornate building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India
The ornately carved entrance to a building in Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

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