Japanese gardening finds its prototype and model in natural scenery.
Category: 19th Century
Bowls from Ao Kutani & Ko Kutani. Kaga, Japan.
Kaga decor of two bowls from different periods. Ao Kutani & Ko Kutani. Japan ceramics.
Yomei-mon at Nikko, Japan.
This exquisitely beautiful structure called Yomei-mon is accounted the finest of its kind in all Japan.
Scenery of Matsushima, Japan.
Matsushima, or the Pine Islands, are classed among the three most beautiful sights in Japan.
Japan. Kakiyemon porcelain. Usugumo
Statue of the courtesan Usugumo of Yoshiwara (Tamaya uchi Usugumo) by Kakiyemon
Mech People of India. Races & Tribes Of Hindustan.
Mech belonging to the Bodo-Kachari group of peoples in North-East India.
Paris. Church of Montmartre, 19c.
Several etymologies have been given as the source from which the celebrated hill of Montmartre, near Paris, derived its name.
Plum Blossoms. Springflowers. The Flowers of Japan.
The floral art of Japan by Josiah Conder
The Hama Rikiu Garden at Tokyo, Japan.
The Imperial Garden of the Hama Residence is a park in the Chūō district of Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria (1826-1875).
Otto Wustlich: Portrait of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (after an oil painting by J. Stieler).