Han Collection

China. Han Dynasty (206 aC-220 BC). Invention

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Hakka Chinese woman - pavement vegetable stall - Hong Kong
An elderly Hakka Chinese woman squats by her pavement vegetable stall in Hong Kong. She looks directly at the camera Date: 1979

Tomb of Princess Yongtai
Detail of fresco decorating the tomb of Princess Yongtai in Xian city in Shaanxi province in China. Li Xianhui, recognised posthumously as the Princess Yongtai in 706

Portrait of Shah Mohammad Ali Han of Persia, 1760-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Girls on Beach - Klods-Han
Two girls at the seaside, one lying at the waters edge talking to her friend Date: 1913

Stone engraving
Plum Blossom and Moon. Artist: Anon. Engraver: Anon. Rubbing from Chinese stone engraving from the period between the Han and Tang Dynasties (1st-8th centuries)

Countess Hoey Stoker
The Countess Hoey Stoker, daughter of Count Oei Tiong Han, Chinese businessman. Date: 1918

Sultan Osman I - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Osman I or Othman I or Osman Gazi (12581326) Ottoman Turkish Sultan Osman Ghazi, Turkish, nicknamed " Kara" (black) - leader of the Ottoman Turks

Little Mermaid / Andersen
The little mermaid watches a ship (Hans Christian Andersen)

Han Wen Gong Temple - Hebei, Changli County, China. Date: circa 1910s

Countess Hoey Stoker and son
The Countess Hoey Stoker, daughter of Count Oei Tiong Han, Chinese businessman and married to an officer in the British Army

Seoul, Korea - Hangang (Han River) Bridge. Shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, South Korean troops bombed the bridge in an attempt to slow invading forces

The Bakhchisaray Palace, Crimea, Ukraine
The Khans Palace or Hansaray is located in the town of Bakhchysarai, Crimea. It was built in the 16th century and became home to a succession of Crimean Khans

Communist China - Wu Han City commemoration
People (soldiers and civilians) parading through the streets of Wu Han City (Wuhan) in Communist China during the Cultural Revolution era

South China - Han Kow foreshore - Many boats, lots of people. Part of Box 24 Boswell Collection Southern China and Its people. Date: circa 1900

Ukraine. Staryi Krym. Madrasah of Eski Kirim. 1332
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Staryi Krym. Madrasah of Eski Kirim. 1332

Ukraine. Staryi Krym. Ozbek Han Mosque
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Staryi Krym. Ozbek Han Mosque. 14th century. Exterior

Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima Castle (Carp Castle), Japan - home of the daimyo (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han (fief). Constructed in the 1590s, but destroyed by the atomic bombing on 6th August 1945

Francois Han. D estrees
FRANCOIS HANIBAL D ESTREES French soldier and statesman, member of a distinguished family. Date: 1573 - 1670

Christian Missionary Church on Ganghwa Island, Korea
Christian Missionary Church on Ganghwa (Kang Hoa) Island, Korea. Date: circa 1907

French Anarchist - possibly Zo d Axa or Han Ryner
A well-known French Anarchist - caricature by Phil May. This is likely to be either Alphonse Gallaud de la Perouse (18641930) (better known as Zo d Axa, an adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist)

Izmir - Hisar Mosque - Turkey
View toward the Kizlaragasi Han (1744) caravanserai in the historic Kemeralti bazaar zone of Izmir (Smyrna), with the Hisar Mosque (1592) seen in the background. Date: circa 1902

Tomb of Princess Yongtai. 706. CHINA. Xian. Tumb of Li Xian Hui, Princess Yongtai. Detail with servants. Chinese art. Han period. Fresco

Tomb of the Crown Prince Zhanghuai. 711. CHINA. Xian. Tomb of Li Xian, Prince Zhanghuai. Hunting scene with horses. Chinese art. Han period. Painting

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - Hisar Cami
View toward the Kizlaragasi Han (1744) caravanserai in the historic Kemeralti bazaar zone of Izmir (Smyrna), with the Hisar Mosque (1592) seen in the background

Advertising Card for rug importer
Advertising card for a Belgian Turkish rug importer, showing the owner of the company, Leonhard Tietz, negotiating the price of a rug. He had an office in Rassim Pacha Han in Istanbul

British and German soldiers illustrated fighting hand-to-han
An illustration depicting fighting at close quarters between British and German soldiers armed with bayonets in Delville Wood, France

Belgian Grotto 2
Stalactites, junctions and curtain at Han

Sacrifices to Confucius
The emperor Kao Tsu (personal name Liu Pang), founder of the Han dynasty, sacrifices a pig, a goat and a cow at the tomb of Confucius, who surely would not have approved !

Confucius Honoured
The emperor Kao Tsu (personal name Liu Pang), founder of the Han dynasty, sacrifices a pig, a goat and a cow at the tomb of Confucius, who surely would not have approved !

Riding a Chinese Beast
The Chinese deity Han Tchong- li rides a sea creature across the waves

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