Persian lady with Hookah in 19th century. More:Persian characters at the end of the 19th century.… Asia Costume of an ancient Persian king and his archer. Asia Noble Median. Noble… Read More
Persian lady with Hookah in 19th century.
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Traditional Persian woman. Nobility
Traditional Persian woman. 19th century. Femme Persane. Noble Persan. More:Woman of nobility. Costume from the time of Louis XV. (1730) Rococo Persian Shah Abbas or Ispahan Carpet in Vase design… Persia… Read More
Group of Samurais. Groupe de Samourais. Japan 1895.
Group of Samurais. Groupe de Samourais. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages
Scrubbing Day. Le Jour du récurage. Japan 1895.
Scrubbing Day. Le Jour du récurage. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages
Persian priest or mullah in 1840
Persian priest or mullah in 1840. More:Nomadic priest costume. Kalmyk Buddhist 19th century. 1850 Hebrew. Jewish clothing of antiquity. Levites.… Hebrew Students from Heidelberg, 1840. Romantic Era Assyrian High Priest… Read More
A follower of Sufism. Sufi orders. Persian dervish in 1840.
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.
Japanese children. Groupe d’enfants, 1895. Souvenirs de Voyages, Paris, L. Boulanger 1895.
A Chinese cotton wool cleaner, 19th century.
Our engraving represents an early stage of the latter-the cleaning the cotton-wool, before it passes into the hands of the spinner.
A Tatar Tiger Guard of the Chinese Emperor. Tatar troops at Beijing.
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.
Cotton spinner. Fileuse de coton. Japan 1895. Autour du Monde. Souvenirs de Voyages.