Old court dress.
Category Archives: Japan
Buddhist Priest and Gentleman of Loo choo. Japan.
Seppuku, Hara Kiri. Ritualized suicide. Japan.
The Tycoon’s messengers’s reading the sentence.
Seppuku. Ritualized suicide in Japan. Continue reading
Okinawa, Japan. Loo Choo Chief and his Two Sons.
Japanese Festivals and Holidays. 19th c.
Gentleman of Loo Choo in his Cloak. Japan 1816.
The Prince of Loo Choo. Okinawa Japan.
The Prince of Loo Choo.
The Prince of Loo Choo.
Ryukyu Islands. Shō-Dynastie. Okinawa Japan.
Japan Samurai. Traditional Process of donning Armor.
Japan Samurai. Traditional Process of donning Armor.
Japan Samurai. Traditional Process of donning Armor.
The process of putting on a full suit of armor. Illustration by Auguste Racinet.
Pitti-Sing. Victorian opera character.
Victorian opera character.
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). Continue reading
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Japanese military leader 16th century.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Japanese military leader 16th century.
Celui qui devint le grand Hideyoshi (16e siècle), alors au service de Nobunaga en lutte contre seigneurs révoltés, aide son maître à franchir une gué.