The seppuku Hara Kiri (jap. 切腹) is a ritualized type of male suicide, which was spread around the middle of the twelfth century in Japan within the shift of the samurai and was officially banned in 1868.
History of the Frankish kingdom. Dynasty of Clovis founder of the Merovingian dynasty. The Puppet Kings, Charles Martel.
Okinawa, Japan. Loo Choo Chief and his Two Sons.
The kutiyapi, or kudyapi, is an indianized Filipino two-stringed, fretted boat-lute. It is the only stringed instrument among the Maguindanao people, and one of several among other groups such as the Maranao and Manobo.
Dutch kitchen during the 17th century.
Korean Chief and his Secretary.
The Igorot (also Cordillerano) are an indigenous people living on the Philippine island of Luzon.
Chinese National Day. Tien An Men parade 1954. National Day, October 1- here in Pecking’s Tien An Men Square, Chairman Mao Tse-tung reviews the marching columns of the paraders. Source:… Read More
Dutch noble woman in the 15th century. Dutch noble women in the Burgundian fashion of the 15th century. Source: Ons voorgeslacht in zijn dagelyksch leven geschilderd. Willem Jacobs Hofdijk. Haarlem… Read More
Bukyan.
