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Foreign Collection (page 12)

Background imageForeign Collection: Picture of foreign parade in Yokohama

Picture of foreign parade in Yokohama. Japanese triptych print shows a parade of foreigners in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign women engaged in dressmaking

Foreign women engaged in dressmaking. Japanese print shows a foreign woman using a sewing machine while her husband and children sit together in the background. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign settlement house in Yokohama

Foreign settlement house in Yokohama. Japanese print shows a kitchen where food is being prepared and of adjoining rooms, in one room a man is getting a shave

Background imageForeign Collection: Parlour of a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama

Parlour of a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama. Japanese triptych(?) print (left and right panels only) shows residents dining and listening to music at a foreign settlement house in Yokohama

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - China, France

People from foreign lands - China, France. Japanese print shows a Frenchman holding a goblet seated on a chair, a Chinese man stands next to him; includes description, in Japanese

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign circus in Yokohama

Foreign circus in Yokohama. Japanese triptych print shows a foreign circus performing in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1864?

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - Americans

People from foreign lands - Americans. Japanese print shows an American man smoking a cigarette while horseback riding. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign sightseers in famous spots of Edo - Ryogoku bridge

Foreign sightseers in famous spots of Edo - Ryogoku bridge. Japanese print shows an American man and woman sightseeing at the Ryogoku bridge in Edo (Tokyo), Japan. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Banquet at foreign settlement house

Banquet at foreign settlement house. Japanese diptych print shows a banquet taking place at a foreign settlement house; men, women, and children gathered around two tables laden with food

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign ships calling at port

Foreign ships calling at port

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - English

People from foreign lands - English. Japanese print shows an English soldier and a woman walking with an umbrella. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign boys and girls at play

Foreign boys and girls at play. Japanese print shows foreign children skipping rope and walking on stilts. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: About foreign lands - English people

About foreign lands - English people. Japanese print shows a woman on horseback and a man smoking a cigarette standing next to her. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign words - America

Foreign words - America. Japanese print shows a Russian woman playing the flute and an English man holding a rifle. Includes Japanese translations of English words on recto of print, e.g

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign words - Dutch

Foreign words - Dutch. Japanese print shows a French woman and a Dutch man seated near the waterfront; ships in background

Background imageForeign Collection: About foreign lands - Americans

About foreign lands - Americans. Japanese print shows an American couple looking at something in the distance. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - South America

People from foreign lands - South America. Japanese print shows a man seated in a chair and a woman standing next to him. Includes text across top of illustration. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Pictures of people from foreign lands - Russian

Pictures of people from foreign lands - Russian. Japanese print shows a man seated in a chair playing an accordian and a woman with a horn standing next to him. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Banquet at a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama

Banquet at a foreign mercantile house in Yokohama. Japanese print shows an English merchant seated at a table and being waited on by a Chinese man

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - American woman

People from foreign lands - American woman. Japanese print shows a woman riding sidesaddle. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign mercantile house in Yokohama

Foreign mercantile house in Yokohama. Japanese triptych print shows Japanese women (geishas and courtesans) entertaining residents at a foreign settlement house in Yokohama, Japan. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: People from foreign lands - Americans, French

People from foreign lands - Americans, French. Japanese print shows two women talking with each other and two men in military uniforms talking together. Date 1861

Background imageForeign Collection: Picture of foreign children at play

Picture of foreign children at play. Japanese print shows foreign children playing games outdoors. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Foreign words

Foreign words. Japanese print shows an American on horseback and a Chinese man standing nearby. Japanese-Dutch(?) vocabulary chart of numbers and unidentified price code(?) on recto of print

Background imageForeign Collection: Cooking in foreign settlement house

Cooking in foreign settlement house. Japanese print shows men working in the kitchen of a foreign settlement house in Japan. Date 1860

Background imageForeign Collection: Eight foreign ships seen from Urashima temple hill, Kanagawa

Eight foreign ships seen from Urashima temple hill, Kanagawa. Japanese print shows ships in harbor at the top and the landing of American military personnel at the bottom. Date between 1850 and 1900

Background imageForeign Collection: The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851

The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. Date c1851

Background imageForeign Collection: For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women

For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women. Poster showing a female figure holding large standards bearing many shields emblazoned with national flags

Background imageForeign Collection: Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Next Tuesday, 24th July, grand day

Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. Next Tuesday, 24th July, grand day and evening fete, will be given in honor of the foreign ambassadors

Background imageForeign Collection: Changing nature of Chinese characters

Changing nature of Chinese characters
Illustration to show the changing nature of Chinese characters, as imagined by the Dutch. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces

Background imageForeign Collection: Portrait of Johannes Nieuhof

Portrait of Johannes Nieuhof (1618-1672), From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Dutch version of the Viceroy of Canton

Dutch version of the Viceroy of Canton. The Old viceroy is sitting in front of his officials. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie

Background imageForeign Collection: Boats in Canton harbour

Boats in Canton harbour From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Qing Emperor Shunzhi

Qing Emperor Shunzhi
Portrait of The Great Cham Emperor Qing Emperor, Shunzhi (1638-1661). From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Chinese men and women labeled Rusticks

Chinese men and women labeled Rusticks From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Buddhist pagoda

Buddhist pagoda
Pagoda by Sinkicien, A Buddhist pagoda, with men, women and a Chinese junk in the foreground, houses and a walled city in the background

Background imageForeign Collection: Tail-piece of the Dutch edition

Tail-piece of the Dutch edition. From: Het gezandtschap der Ne견 andtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den grooten Tartarischen Cham, den tegenwoordigen keizer van China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Newsstand with foreign language newspapers

Newsstand with foreign language newspapers. Date 1941 Fall

Background imageForeign Collection: Old Viceroy of Canton

Old Viceroy of Canton
Ogilbys version of the Old Viceroy of Canton. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: A tea plant, and workers harvesting tea - China

A tea plant, and workers harvesting tea - China
A tea plant, and workers harvesting tea in China in 1655. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Men wanted over 31 years of age for American Red Cross forei

Men wanted over 31 years of age for American Red Cross foreign service. Poster showing a wounded soldier looking to the horizon

Background imageForeign Collection: Taoist and Buddhists priests, a Jesuit and a Confucian

Taoist and Buddhists priests, a Jesuit and a Confucian

Background imageForeign Collection: Chinese women on a street in China

Chinese women on a street in China From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Tail-piece of the French edition

Tail-piece of the French edition From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Inner court of the Imperial palace at Beijing

Inner court of the Imperial palace at Beijing, including figures of the Dutch Embassy, the Mongol embassy, and the Emperor and his guards

Background imageForeign Collection: Northern Tartar Manchu woman

Northern Tartar Manchu woman, in a Chinese scolars studio. Calligraphy is on the wall, and she is standing in front of a desk, there is a vase with a landscape painting on it

Background imageForeign Collection: Map of China

Map of China, the route of the embassy is marked. From: An embassy from the East-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperor of China Date: 1655

Background imageForeign Collection: Frontispiece Qing Emperor, Shunzhi

Frontispiece Qing Emperor, Shunzhi
Frontispiece illustration featuring the Emperor of China (Qing Emperor, Shunzhi (1638-1661) and a globe surrounded by courtiers and prisoners



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