Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Persian lady with Hookah in 19th century. More:The Motrebs. Persian dancer and musicians, 16th century. Persia Trouser shapes of Asia Minor. Turkey, Kurdish, Persian. 20th Century Costume of an ancient… Read More
Traditional Persian woman. 19th century. Femme Persane. Noble Persan. More:Persian woman costume. England Victorian Romanticism. Persia Costume of an ancient Persian king and his archer. Asia Persian in traditional costume from… Read More
Group of Samurais. Groupe de Samourais. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages
Scrubbing Day. Le Jour du récurage. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages
Persian priest or mullah in 1840. More:Assyrian High Priest and King clothing Assyria Armenian orthodox catholic priest costume 1840 1840 A Jewish priest from Bagdad. The Sassoon family in India.… Read More
Sufism is a collective term for movements in Islam that have ascetic tendencies and a spiritual orientation, often referred to by the word mysticism. A follower of Sufism is called a Sufist, a Sufi practitioner or dervish.
Japanese children. Groupe d’enfants, 1895. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, L. Boulanger 1895.
Our engraving represents an early stage of the latter-the cleaning the cotton-wool, before it passes into the hands of the spinner.
The Tatar soldiers form the garrison of towns; and they are, in an especial manner the guards of the emperor. In each town they are under a general, who is independent of the officer who commands outside the walls.
Cotton spinner. Fileuse de coton. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages.
