Artistic cipher, representing the character shou 壽, Longevity.
The character Shou, Longevity. Chinese superstitions.
Charm conferring peace and felicity. Chinese superstitions.
The annexed is a peace-conferring charm, and is commonly styled P‘ing-ngan-fu.
A Web of Summer Gossamer. A chapter on Bonnets.
A Web of Summer Gossamer (gossamer fabrics). Parisian Chapeaux in 1866.
Court dress of Military Official in the Heian Period, Japan.
Court dress of Military Official. The Heian Period, spanning from 794 to 1185
Ōgiya (Teahouse) Garden Oji, Tōkiō, c1895.
The Ogiya (扇屋) chaya (tea house) and garden at Oji (王子), Tokyo.
Japan. Tattooed postman, 19th c.
The art of tattooing is carried to great perfection in Japan
Court Lady’s Full Dress in the Heian Period
Diaries of court ladies of old Japan by Annie Shepley Omori
Python worship. Serpent worship in Afrika.
The worship of the python. Indiolali ceremony. Python god Adumu. Priests and priestesses.
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, 1314.
Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster was an English magnate and rebel.
A Hungarian aristocratic insurgent cavalry officer.
Insurgent cavalry officer. Pannonia’s inhabitants depicted in their traditional costumes