This portrait represents one of the Grand Signior’s band in his usual habit. He is in the act of playing upon a mandolin, something similar to the modem or Spanish guitar
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
India. The Mughal Empire. Costume and fashion history.
The Fascination of the Indian costume and fashion history during the glorious time of the North Indian Mughal era.
The Motrebs. Persian dancer and musicians, 16th century.
In the lower part of the image three Persian dancers and a servant in the typical costumes are shown. The average dancer wearing a precursor of Raqs Sharqi belly dance costumes.
Traditional Japan costumes 19th century by Auguste Racinet.
Japan costumes of Riksha or jinrikisha man with a distinguished Japanese woman with servant.
Persia. Persepolis, Isfahan. Ruins. Tomb.
Persia. Palace of Isfahan (Meidun-e Emam). Ruins of Persepolis. Kuh-i-Rahmat. Tomb of Cyrus the Great Persia. Sultan Mosque.
The Egg Dance at the court of Bhopal.
The Egg Dance at the court of Bhopal,” by Emile Bayard
Asiatic Female with head-dress Cidaris. Persian Phoenician origin.
This bust has been explained as that of Adonis. The head-dress is essentially of Eastern origin, and the cap is analogous to that which is considered peculiar to the Phrygian and Persian races.
The Capitan Pasha, Derya Bey. Admiral of the Turkish Navy.
Kaptan Pasha (Ottoman قاپودان پاشا; also Kaptanpaşa / کاپیتان پاشا; Kapudan i Derya / قاپودان دریا Kaptan-i Derya / کاپیتان دریا) was the highest military rank of the Ottoman Navy.
A Tatar. Ottoman Empire 1800.
The Tatars have different degrees of rank. Historical Ottoman Empire officials and ethnic groups.
A Mevlevi Tariqa Dervish. Historical Ottoman Empire officials.
The founder Dschalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. When the first Dervish comes opposite the Scheik he makes a salutation, and, passing on, begins the dance.