Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Armenian woman from Constantinople in traditional costume, 1850. Ottoman Empire costume Gallery: “Sheets for costume design: historical and folk costumes. Published by Franz Lipperheide, 1876-1887. More:Armenian Costume. Young girl. Jeune… Read More
Mohammed Shah (1810-1848), also Mehmed Mirza Shah, descendant of the Kajar dynasty, conservative ruler of Persia since 1844.
The Emperor of China. L’empereur de Chine. Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen.
Noble Burmese male costume. More:Noble Burmese woman costume. Myanmar Historical Turkish male and female costumes from the… Ottoman Empire View of Jaffa, looking north, 1843 by David Roberts. Palestine Seppuku,… Read More
Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen.
Asian costumes by Auguste Wahlen. Manners, customs and costumes of all peoples of the world.
Caucasus. Armenian woman costume. More:Persian woman costume. England Victorian Romanticism. Persia Yakutia Russia woman costume in 19th century. 19th Century A Female Kabardian of Mount Caucasus. 1803 Armenian lady of… Read More
A Chinese provincial Governor seated in front of his felt tent, accompanied by a soldier of his suite.
A Ressaldar of the 16th Bengal cavalry. The native captain of an Indian cavalry regiment. From the book: Living Races of Mankind. A popular illustrated account of the customs, habits,… Read More
Tattooing of this complex and highly coloured type was at one time not uncommon in Japan.
