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RM2HNE61F–Original Victorian Carte de Visite (CDV) or visiting card of oriental man wearing an apron, wingtip collar, narrow lapels to waistcoat, chopsticks in pocket, possibly a waiter or restaurant proprietor from Kirby's Studio 66 Hill Street, Peckham, London, U.K. circa late 1880s, 1890
RM2B014AR–China: An image from 'Shanghai Manhua' borrowing from the art of ancient Egypt. A young man offers a tray of grapes to a stylised queen. The caption translates; 'Offer Temptation, Receive Infatuation'. By Huan Wennong, April 28, 1928. The pictorial 'Shanghai Manhua' (Shanghai Sketch), published between April 21, 1928 and June 7, 1930, was a mixture of drawings, photographs and images ranging from advertisements to social criticism and political caricatures. Shanghai Manhua was an outlet for professional cartoonists and sketch masters, generally of an avant garde or progressive nature.
RFDN57FF–japan warrior
RM2E3BTWR–Tibetan man, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873
RFR28R3H–Old engraved portrait of Christian's leader in Bangkok, Thailand. By Bocourt, publ. on le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1863
RM2RAFAY9–Bugis native man, Borneo. Indonesia. Journey to the Philippines and Malaysia by Dr. J. Montano 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906
RMC8F275–modern oriental Baker Baking Bread Oven baked goods loaf bakery Asian Arab Arabian Chils Man owner shop
RM2B00X6P–China: A cartoon by Friedrich Schiff (1908-1968) from the 'Old Shanghai' of the 1930s. An image from the book 'Maskee' by the Austrian artist Friedrich Schiff, who lived in Shanghai during the 1930s. His images exemplify the 'anything goes' atmosphere and indulgence amidst poverty that characterised Old Shanghai and which would soon be brought to an abrupt end by Japanese invasion (1937) and Communist revolution (1949).
RM2ABAPFX–Halftone image of wild elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) being captured in a kheddah or stockade in Mysore, India, circa 1906. Wild elephants are no longer captured this way.
RM2B01E3X–India: 'Narasimha Disemboweling Hiranyakashipu', as Prahlada and his mother look on. Watercolour folio from the Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), Himachal Pradesh, Nurpur, c. 1760-1770. Prahlada is a character from the Puranic texts of Hinduism, wherein he is famed for his exclusive devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu, despite attempts in the story by his father, Hiranyakashipu, to turn him to the contrary. He is considered to be a mahājana, or great devotee, by followers of Vaishnava traditions and is of special importance to devotees of the avatar of Narasimha, the Man-Lion.
RF2H4F5R8–Silhouette of male in national eastern costume
RM2B0147P–China: Shouxingxi, Daoist God of Longevity. The Shou star is Argo Navis-α (Canopus), the star of the South Pole in Chinese astronomy, and is believed to control the life spans of mortals. According to legend, Shouxingqi was carried in his mother's womb for ten years before being born, and was already an old man when delivered. He is recognised by his high, domed forehead and the peach which he carries as a symbol of immortality. The God of Longevity is usually shown smiling and friendly, and he may sometimes be carrying a gourd filled with the Elixir of Life.
RF2H5EEHD–Silhouette Samurai warrior with katana sword.
RM2B02H1B–Ukiyo-e woodblock print showing an artist in the foreground and various characters in the background including a demon holding an anchor, a samurai with a falcon, a man with long pike, and a wrestler.
RF2K0A75W–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a blank scroll
RFK7KN00–Old engraved portraits of siberian men. By Catenacci after Radde, publ. on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1862
RF2H8FWH1–Silhouette of traditional ancient oriental warrior.
RFK37GDR–Ancient king fighting with a monster, both fighters displayed in profile view. Persepolis bas relief. Old Illustration by Muret, published on Magasin Pittoresque, Paris, 1834
RMBMR64W–Kirin
RFR28RCC–Old engraved portrait of King and Queen of Thailand (Siam). By Bocourt, publ. on le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1863
RFKR4TD4–Cheerful Ninja Vector. Warrior Samurai With Weapon Sword. Isolated On White Flat Cartoon Illustration
RFEN347D–The God of wealth is pushing a shopping cart
RFHTJTF8–Ninja with sword icon, isometric 3d style
RFW1M997–Asian culture. Old image
RM2RAFAY7–Bugis native man, Borneo. Indonesia. Journey to the Philippines and Malaysia by Dr. J. Montano 1879-1881. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906
RF2D7BWWB–Tao te ching icon. Simple element from digital disruption collection. Line Tao te ching icon for templates, infographics and more
RM2E3BTWM–Korean man, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873
RM2JFD82F–Japanese man. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RM2JA0888–Sartre man and Karakalpak woman, Samarkand. Uzbekistan, Central Asia. From Orenburg to Samarkand 1876-1878 by Madame Marie Ujfalvy-Bourdon, Le Tour du Monde 1879
RM2T0TJTF–Native man from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, South India, Indian Ocean. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1860
RM2B0138H–China: Yuhuang Dadi, the 'Jade Emperor', supreme deity of Daoism. The Jade Emperor is the Daoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell, according to Daoist mythology. He is one of the most important gods of the Chinese traditional religion pantheon. In Daoist belief, the Jade Emperor governs all of the mortals' realm and below, but ranks below the Three Pure Ones.
RM2WA1FB8–Gamelan traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments, Java island. Indonesia, Southeast. Six weeks in Java 1879 by Desire Charnay (1828 - 1915). Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880
RM2B01CYH–India: Hindu man playing the pennak. Hand-coloured engraving by Edouard Vermorcken (1 November 1820 - 23 November 1906), c. 1843-1844. Hand-coloured engraving from 'Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde, d'apres des Documents Authentiques et les Voyages les plus Recents', by Auguste Wahlen (1785-1850).
RM2T0TJYT–Smoking opium, China, Asia. Travels in China and Japan by the Marquis Alfred de Moges 1857 - 1858. Old 19th century illustration by C. Maurand (1808 - 1879) from Le Tour du Monde 1860
RM2B01ACE–Iran: A Nestorian Archbishop in Persia, 1897. Nestorius developed his Christological views as an attempt to rationally explain and understand the incarnation of the divine Logos, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity as the man Jesus Christ. He had studied at the School of Antioch where his mentor had been Theodore of Mopsuestia; Theodore and other Antioch theologians had long taught a literalist interpretation of the Bible and stressed the distinctiveness of the human and divine natures of Jesus. He took his Antiochene leanings with him when he was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople.
RM2WA1FY2–Procession of the Prince of Bassac at the Water Festival, Laos. Southeast Asia. Laos and the wild populations of Indochina 1877 by Doctor Jules Harmand (1845 - 1921) Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880
RM2B01DG2–Russia: A man and a woman of Kamchatka. Hand-coloured engraving by Edouard Vermorcken (1 November 1820 - 23 November 1906), c. 1843-1844. Hand-coloured engraving from 'Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde, d'apres des Documents Authentiques et les Voyages les plus Recents', by Auguste Wahlen (Brussels, 1843-1844).
RM2WA1FBD–Traditional dance of kriss and sticks, Java island. Indonesia, Southeast. Six weeks in Java 1879 by Desire Charnay (1828 - 1915). Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880
RM2B02A2B–A young man offering a cup of wine to a young woman reflects a traditional Persian courtly ideal expressed in poetry and in painting. Yet it was common practice for Timurid artists to turn to Chinese models for stylistic inspiration. In this painting, Chinese influence can be seen in the arrangement of figures on a horizontal groundline set against a neutral background, and in the identity and sinuous style of the flowering prunus tree that frames the princess.
RM2JFD824–The dinner of a bourgeois family, Tokyo. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RM2B01A6F–Syria: Nestorian text in Syriac script, late 5th century CE. Nestorius developed his Christological views as an attempt to rationally explain and understand the incarnation of the divine Logos, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity as the man Jesus Christ. He had studied at the School of Antioch where his mentor had been Theodore of Mopsuestia; Theodore and other Antioch theologians had long taught a literalist interpretation of the Bible and stressed the distinctiveness of the human and divine natures of Jesus. Nestorius took his Antiochene leanings with him when he was appointed Patriarch.
RF2H81G2X–Silhouette of traditional ancient oriental warrior.
RM2B0145D–Vietnam: A Vietnamese painting of the Jade Emperor, Ngoc Hoang Thuong De (Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế), the 'Jade Emperor God', 20th century. The Jade Emperor is the Daoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below including that of Man and Hell, according to Daoist mythology. He is one of the most important gods of the Chinese traditional religion pantheon. In Daoist belief, the Jade Emperor governs all of the mortals' realm and below, but ranks below the Three Pure Ones.
RFR28RCA–Old engraved portrait of the King of Cambodia. By Janet-Lange after Mouhot, publ. on le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1863
RM2B02WY2–Nurarihyon or Nurihyon is a Japanese yokai (a supernatural monster in folklore) said to originate from Wakayama Prefecture. Nurarihyon is usually depicted as an old man with a gourd-shaped head and wearing a kesa robe. He is sometimes said to be leader of the yōkai. Nurarihyon will sneak into someone's house while they are away, drink their tea, and act as if it is his own house. Because it looks human, anyone who sees him will mistake him for the owner of the house, making it very hard to expel him. Nurarihyon is the leader of the Hyakki Yako Night Parade of 100 Demons.
RF2K0A79N–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a fan
RM2B01RKD–Russia: Kalmyk man and woman, Kalmykia. Engraving, late 19th century Kalmyk people (or Kalmyks) (Kalmyk: Хальмгуд, Halm'gud) is the name given to the Oirats, western Mongols in Russia, whose descendants migrated from Dzungaria in 1607. Today they form a majority in the autonomous Republic of Kalmykia on the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Kalmykia is Europe's only Buddhist state. Through emigration, small Kalmyk communities have been established in the United States, France, Germany, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
RFEMM40A–The God of wealth with gold and red lanterns
RM2B02WY6–Nurarihyon or Nurihyon is a Japanese yokai (a supernatural monster in folklore) said to originate from Wakayama Prefecture. Nurarihyon is usually depicted as an old man with a gourd-shaped head and wearing a kesa robe. He is sometimes said to be leader of the yōkai. Nurarihyon will sneak into someone's house while they are away, drink their tea, and act as if it is his own house. Because it looks human, anyone who sees him will mistake him for the owner of the house, making it very hard to expel him. Nurarihyon is the leader of the Hyakki Yako Night Parade of 100 Demons.
RFH6A3YX–Ninja isometric 3d icon
RM2B01TBY–USA: Man smoking in an opium den. San Francisco Chinatown, c. 1895. San Francisco's Chinatown was the port of entry for early Hoisanese and Zhongshanese Chinese immigrants from the Guangdong province of southern China from the 1850s to the 1900s. The area was the one geographical region deeded by the city government and private property owners which allowed Chinese persons to inherit and inhabit dwellings within the city. The majority of these Chinese shopkeepers, restaurant owners, and hired workers in San Francisco Chinatown were predominantly Hoisanese and male.
RFW1M94G–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B025N8–William Quilliam was born in Liverpool to a wealthy Manx family in 1856. His father, Robert Quilliam, was a watch manufacturer. William was educated at the Liverpool Institute and King William's College on the Isle of Man. He began work as a solicitor in 1878, building a successful legal practice in Liverpool. He married Hannah Johnstone in 1879. Quilliam was brought up a Methodist, but converted to Islam after visiting Morocco to recover from an illness at the age of 17. Returning to Liverpool, he began to promote Islam in Britain as Abdullah Quilliam. He had earlier learned about Islam whil
RM2B0221M–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2JFD823–Craftsmen class family having tea, Tokyo. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RF2H81G77–Silhouette ancient oriental Ninja warrior.
RFR28RCD–Old engraved portrait of the second King of Thailand. By Bocourt, publ. on le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1863
RFJMA1AH–Old illustration of men in verandah cafè in Baghdad, Iraq. Created by Flandin, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1861.
RF2K0A71P–Cheerful young Chinese man in ancient costume
RFEMM3YR–The God of wealth
RFHC530W–Ninja flat icon
RFW1M8NT–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B0221J–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2JFD81J–Merchants family, Tokyo. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RF2H8FW72–Silhouette ancient oriental Ninja warrior.
RF2K0A71M–Cheerful young Chinese man in ancient costume
RFHB00H0–Ninja black simple icon
RFW1M8JG–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B02221–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2JFD848–Field of the mikado squires in Kyoto. Japan, Asia. Journey to Japan by Aime Humbert 1863-1864 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RM2K7T9D1–A traditional japanese bed, Japan. An adventure in Japan by Eugene Collache, 1868-1869
RM2E3BTX3–Mandarin Chinese man, China. Old 19th century engraved illustration, Trip to Beijing and North China 1873
RM2JA083P–Ethnic Akha man, Champassak. Laos. Southeast Asia. Laos and the wild populations of Indo-China by Doctor Harmand 1877
RF2K0A7AY–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a fan
RFW1M8MA–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B0221H–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2JA083R–Khas native indian man, Champassak. Laos. Southeast Asia. Laos and the wild populations of Indo-China by Doctor Harmand 1877
RF2K0A7A1–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a fan
RM2JFD7DM–Old man from Chaldea, Iraq. Journey to Babylon by Guillaume Lejean 1866 from Le Tour du Monde 1867
RM2JA084A–Woman and man of the Akha ethnic group, Attapeu province. Laos. Southeast Asia. Laos and the wild populations of Indo-China by Doctor Harmand 1877
RM2X20NG4–Indian native man of Manila, Philippines, South Asia. Drawing by Eugene Ronjat (1822 - 1912) Luzon and Palawan, six years of travel in the Philippines by Alfred Marche (1844-1898) Le Tour du Monde 1886
RFW1M9DN–Asian culture. Old image
RM2X20N1D–Arab man from the Banu Lam tribe, Iraq. Middle East. Drawing by Henri Thiriat (1868-1943) Persia, Chaldea and Susiana 1881-1882 by Jane Dieulafoy (1851 - 1916) Le Tour du Monde 1886
RM2B0221W–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2WA1FB9–Portrait of the prince Pangeran Adipati Ario Mangkoe Negoro IV (1853-1881) Java island. Indonesia, Southeast. Six weeks in Java 1879 by Desire Charnay (1828 - 1915). Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1880
RM2WEP3NM–Imperial Prince of Koutei, Kalimantan. Borneo Island, Indonesia. From Koutei to Banjarmasin, a journey through Borneo by Carl Bock (1849 - 1932)
RF2K0A7A4–Young Chinese man in ancient costume doing OK sign
RFW1M9A8–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B02220–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2WEP3NN–Sultan of Koutei, Kalimantan. Borneo Island, Indonesia. From Koutei to Banjarmasin, a journey through Borneo by Carl Bock (1849 - 1932)
RM2WW982K–Portrait of Lieutenant Johannes Schouw Santvoort, (1846 - 1877) Royal Dutch Navy, Sumatra Island. Indonesia. Drawing by Eugene Ronjat (1822 - 1912) Across the island of Sumatra 1877 by Daniel David Veth (1850 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880
RF2K0A79P–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a fan
RFW1M91A–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B02223–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2WW980J–Portrait of Arend Ludolf van Hasselt (1848-1909) botanist, ethnologist and linguist, Sumatra Island. Indonesia. Drawing by Eugene Ronjat (1822 - 1912) Across the island of Sumatra 1877 by Daniel David Veth (1850 - 1885) Le Tour du Monde 1880
RM2WEP3P4–Sibau Mobang, Chief of the Cannibals, Kalimantan. Borneo Island, Indonesia. From Koutei to Banjarmasin, a journey through Borneo by Carl Bock (1849 - 1932)
RF2K0A794–Young Chinese man in ancient costume holding a fan
RFW1M8HW–Asian culture. Old image
RM2B0221Y–Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景), actually composed of 118 woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-19th century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series includes many of Hiroshige's most famous prints. It represents a celebration of the style and world of Japan's finest cultural flowering at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The series continues with summer (夏の部). Summer amusements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Months are represented in numbers 43 through 72. Evening outings in pleasure boats on the Sumida River were taken along the man
RM2WEP3NT–Dyak of Long Wai in war costume. Kalimantan. Borneo Island, Indonesia. From Koutei to Banjarmasin, a journey through Borneo by Carl Bock (1849 - 1932)
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