The annexed is a peace-conferring charm, and is commonly styled P‘ing-ngan-fu.
Charm conferring peace and felicity. Chinese superstitions.
Category: 20th Century
Napoleon Bonaparte attired in a Royal Tailored sack suit.
THE personal Napoleon, the Napoleon of private and social life, loved the world’s finer things.
An actor of the Noh in full costume. Kagekiyo. Japan.
Kagekiyo. This plate illustrates well the voluminous nature of the medieval ceremonial garments.
Temple gardens of Japan
Of all the gardens in Japan, the temple garden is a peaceful, secluded place, reminiscent of ancient Japan and times gone by.
Easter eggs from Bukovina, Romania.
All the Easter eggs are in the Hamburg Ethnological Museum and come from Bukovina (Romania).
The Fire-Fly’s Lovers. Fairy tale of old Japan
The fairy tale of Princess Hotaru-himé.
Ornamentation in Chinese porcelain painting.
Ornamental treasures. Chinese. Painting, by H. Dolmetsch.
Kiku. The Chrysanthemum. Mythological Japan.
The chrysanthemum is the flower of autumn and is sometimes referred to as the national flower of Japan
About the blossoms of the plum tree in spring
The flowers and gardens of Japan by Florence and Ella Du Cane.
Landscape gardening in Japan.
LANDSCAPE GARDENING. Flowers and Gardens of Japan by Florence Du Cane