Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
Kawakami Sadayakko was born Sada Koyama (小山 贞) and trained as a geisha.
Under the stage name Sada Yacco she worked at Kawakami-theater and was one of the first actresses to a Japanese theater.
Mask of a dying woman. Mask of a blind and a lame with a strong painful expression.
India. Epic Mahabharata. Indian myth and legend: with illustrations by Warwick Goble.
Turkish military, Janissaries. Clothing of Sultana, Sultan and Turkish dancer.
Japan fabric design two tones 1865 Woven fabric with two tones. Art Japonais moderne – Tissus Étoffe a deux tons. This disposition, wich presents a gold net work and flowers… Read More
Persian silk velvet fabrics 16th century.
Japan fabric design, Flying geese. 19th century. Japanese Art – Fabrics. The Orginal size. Fabric design: Flying geese in wild wet weather. Art Japonais moderne – Tissus. Grandeur de L’Orginal.… Read More
Japanese woven fabric with two tones, 19th century. Art Japonais moderne – Tissus Étoffe a deux tons.
The Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World. “Races of the World”. Drawn by J. L. Williams. Engraved by A. Portier. Printed by Blackie & Son London, Glasgow & Edinburgh 1886
Mongol Race. Japanese costumes. 1. Officer of the Taikoon, in Civil Costume. 2. Mendicant Bonze. 3. Bonze of a Superior Order. 4. Military Dress from Original in Kensington Museum. 5.6. Japanese… Read More
