Pitti-Sing. The Mikado. Victorian opera character. The Mikado is a comic opera in two acts by Gilbert and Sullivan (libretto by WS Gilbert, with music by Arthur Sullivan).
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Performance of the actors, at Nagasaki Japan.
Ladies witnessing the performance of the actors, at Nagasaki Japan. Source: Two journeys to Japan. 1856-7, by Kinahan Cornwallis. Illustrated by the author. Published by Thomas Cautley Newby. London 1859.
Relocation of a Japanese family. Une Déménagement, 1895.
Relocation of a Japanese family. Une Déménagement. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, L. Boulanger 1895.
Dining room. Une Salle a manger. Japan 1895.
Dining room. Une Salle a manger. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages
Ceremonial visit in Japan. Visite de Cérémonie au Japon, 1895.
Ceremonial visit in Japan. Visite de Cérémonie au Japon, 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages.
Merchant of vegetables. Un Marchand de Légumes au Japon.
Japan merchant of vegetables. Un Marchand de Légumes au Japon. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages 1895.
Family Dance in Japan. Danse en Famille au Japon, 1895.
Family Dance in Japan. Danse en Famille au Japon, 1895.
Japanese noblewomen with child in 1810.
Japanese Noblewomen with child in court dress by Franz von Siebold
Japanese woman with high rank.
Nippon by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866). Illustration: Kawahara Keiga.
Traditional Japanese kimono. Geisha in 1900.
Traditional Japanese kimono. Geisha in 1900. With fan and lanterns in front of landscape (postcard).
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com