The floral art of Japan by Josiah Conder
Plum Blossoms. Springflowers. The Flowers of Japan.
Category: Asia
Costume and fashion history of Asia. Manners and Customs. Collected from rare sources.
The Hama Rikiu Garden at Tokyo, Japan.
The Imperial Garden of the Hama Residence is a park in the Chūō district of Tokyo, Japan.
Japan. Street vender of flowers. 1897.
The love of flowers among the Japanese is universal and amounts almost to a passion.
Shinobazu-no-ike, Uyeno.Japan.
This is a large lotus-lake situated just below the elevated ground now
occupied by the Uyeno Park
Old Ghiordes rug 18th c.
Ghiordes (Asia Minor) Rug. One of the most highly prized by collectors.
Caravansary at Kustchiuk Czemege
Caravansaries are public edifices established in almost every town and village throughout the Turkish empire
Japanese tea ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony also known as the tea ritual, is close to Zen in its underlying philosophy.
Old Carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia. 18th c.
Old Caucasian Carpet from Armenia or South Caucasia.
Kashmir. Ladakh men. Soldier of the Maharajah.
Ladakh is known for the beauty of its remote mountains and Tibetan Buddhist culture
Kashmir Dancer. Bodyguard. Raja of Kashmir c. 1890.
Traditional Costumes of Kashmir. On the history of costumes. Female dancer. Bodyguard. Raja.