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Oriental Collection (page 9)

"Exploring the Oriental Essence

Background imageOriental Collection: Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi

Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi
Late 19th century vintage photograph: (µÿĵ▓╗Õñ®þÜç, Meiji-tenn┼ì, 3 November 1852 - 30 July 1912) Japanese emperor Meiji, first portrait by Uchida Kuichi, Japan c.1872

Background imageOriental Collection: Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880

Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c. 1880
Indigenous Ainu or Aino man, Hokkaido, Japan, c.1880 Vintage late 19th century photograph

Background imageOriental Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, masseur
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageOriental Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, parasol
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageOriental Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game

Late 19th century - young Japanese women playing game
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageOriental Collection: Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down

Late 19th century - young Japanese woman, hair down
Vintage 19th century studio portrait, Japan

Background imageOriental Collection: Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine
19th century vintage photograph Russia - Sevastopol Sebastopol inner harbour, Crimea Ukraine

Background imageOriental Collection: China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

China c. 1880s Jade Spring Hill Summer palace, Peking, Beijing
Vintage 19th century photograph China c.1880s - pagoda, Jade Spring Hill, near the Summer palace, Peking, Beijing

Background imageOriental Collection: Ouled Nail woman, Biskra Algeria

Ouled Nail woman, Biskra Algeria
19th century vintage photograph - Ouled Nail woman, Biskra Algeria, north Africa, image c, 1880s by the Auguste Maure studio

Background imageOriental Collection: View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 s

View of Tokyo, Japan, 1870 s
Vintage 19th century photograph - Japan - from the studio of Baron Raimund von Stillfried. View of Tokyo

Background imageOriental Collection: Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailand

Wives of King Mongkut Rama IV - Siam Thailand
c.1860s South East Asia - wives of King Mongkut - Chao Chom Manda Beng and Chao Chom Manda Huang, Siam Thailand

Background imageOriental Collection: India - bullock cart

India - bullock cart
19th century vintage photograph India - bullock cart

Background imageOriental Collection: India - Raja of Mahmudabad

India - Raja of Mahmudabad
19th century vintage photograph India - Raja of Mahmudabad

Background imageOriental Collection: Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c. 1880 s

Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c. 1880 s
Japanese samurai with two swords, Japan, c.1880 s

Background imageOriental Collection: Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928

Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928
Vera Mirova, who specialises in authentic oriental (from Burma, Java, Japan and East India) dances, in her snake dance, 1928 which she was performing in New York Date: 1928

Background imageOriental Collection: Portrait of a Japanese geisha

Portrait of a Japanese geisha. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOriental Collection: Japanese peasant man carrying child in a basket

Japanese peasant man carrying child in a basket. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageOriental Collection: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Illuminated

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Illuminated
Brighton Pavilion - Illuminated. The Royal Pavilion is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England

Background imageOriental Collection: Fantasy wall hanging, circa 1900

Fantasy wall hanging, circa 1900. Wooden pelmet, velvet lambrequin, plush drapes, gourgouran curtains, silk blind and chair. Planche 21. Croisee Fantaisie

Background imageOriental Collection: Cartoon, The Sphinx is Silent (Disraeli foreign policy)

Cartoon, The Sphinx is Silent (Disraeli foreign policy)
Cartoon, The Sphinx is Silent -- Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, depicted as the Sphinx, with people below begging him to speak

Background imageOriental Collection: Woodcut print

Woodcut print. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s

Background imageOriental Collection: Detail of an enamel cartouche from a magnificent Imperial gold

Detail of an enamel cartouche from a magnificent Imperial gold
1764849 Detail of an enamel cartouche from a magnificent Imperial gold, cloisonne and Beijing enamel ewer, Duomuhu, engraved Qianlong four-character mark and of the period, Palace Workshops

Background imageOriental Collection: Lorina and Alice Liddell in Chinese Dress, 1860. Creator: Lewis Carroll

Lorina and Alice Liddell in Chinese Dress, 1860. Creator: Lewis Carroll
Lorina and Alice Liddell in Chinese Dress, 1860

Background imageOriental Collection: Love in the East, 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Love in the East, 1787. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Love in the East, 1787

Background imageOriental Collection: Cartoon, The Six-Mark Tea-Pot (Aestheticism)

Cartoon, The Six-Mark Tea-Pot (Aestheticism)
Cartoon, The Six-Mark Tea-Pot -- a satirical comment on the new fashion of aestheticism: a man who resembles Oscar Wilde admires a teapot

Background imageOriental Collection: SILK LANTERNS AT THE CHINESE MID AUTUMN LANTERN FESTIVAL

SILK LANTERNS AT THE CHINESE MID AUTUMN LANTERN FESTIVAL
Singapore, Chinese mid-autumn harvest festival is celebrated by lighting lanterns and eating mooncakes. These large silk lanterns depicting various scenes of Chinese mythology light up the river

Background imageOriental Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20107625

EyeUbiquitous_20107625
Vietnam, Painting of Vietnamese agricultural workers planting rice plants in a paddy field

Background imageOriental Collection: phalaenopsis sogo lawrence, orchid, moth orchid, mixed colours subject

phalaenopsis sogo lawrence, orchid, moth orchid, mixed colours subject
Phalaenopsis Sogo Lawrence Phalaenopsis Orchid - Moth orchid Mixed colours subject

Background imageOriental Collection: The Hundred Flowers. Creator: Wang Yuan

The Hundred Flowers. Creator: Wang Yuan
The Hundred Flowers. Ming (1368-1644) or Qing (1644-1911) dynasty

Background imageOriental Collection: Birthday Card design - Glamour, Pin-Up, Woman on Telephone

Birthday Card design - Glamour, Pin-Up, Woman on Telephone. Date: circa 1950

Background imageOriental Collection: Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie

Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Creator: David Wilkie
Lady Hester Stanhope in Oriental Dress, early 19th century?, (1942). Portrait of Hester Lucy Stanhope (1776-1839), British socialite, adventurer and traveller. A sketch made in 1841

Background imageOriental Collection: Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Doumu, a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism, the feminine aspect of Heaven, seen to possess many arms and three eyes which symbolise her power to see

Background imageOriental Collection: Chang Tao-Ling, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Chang Tao-Ling, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Chang Tao-Ling, 1922. Chang Tao-Ling (34-156) Founder of the Han Dynasty Taoist school of wu-tou-mi tao, Way of the Celestial Masters, which emphasized the connection between sin and suffering

Background imageOriental Collection: The Taoist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Taoist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Taoist Triad, 1922. The Taoist Trinity, three highest Gods in the Taoist pantheon, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun. From " Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C

Background imageOriental Collection: The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist Triad, 1922. The Saha Triad is a devotional motif in East Asian Buddhism showing the chief Buddha and bodhisattvas Gautama Buddha, Padmapani and Ksitigarbha

Background imageOriental Collection: Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Wen Ch ang, a Taoist deity in Chinese Mythology, known as the God of Culture and Literature with his servant Kui Xing, god of examinations and Bai Juyi

Background imageOriental Collection: Nu Kua Shih, 1922. Creator: Unknown

Nu Kua Shih, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Nu Kua Shih, 1922. Nu Gua, mother goddess of Chinese mythology, a snake goddess, creator of humankind and matchmaker credited with inventing the idea of marriage

Background imageOriental Collection: The Birth of the Monkey, 1922. Creator: Unknown

The Birth of the Monkey, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Birth of the Monkey, 1922. The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, a legendary characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West vy Wu Cheng en with origins dating to Song dynasty

Background imageOriental Collection: Playland, Rye, Westchester, New York State, USA

Playland, Rye, Westchester, New York State, USA
Japanese Tea House, Playland, Rye, Long Island Sound, Westchester County Park System, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1930

Background imageOriental Collection: Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley

Burma Pavilion, British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. Date: 1924

Background imageOriental Collection: Picture No. 12478956

Picture No. 12478956
Oriental chocolate spotted tabby kitten outside Date:

Background imageOriental Collection: A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Public Bath at Kanawa, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageOriental Collection: Under the Purple Wistarias, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

Under the Purple Wistarias, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
Under the Purple Wistarias, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageOriental Collection: A Cloisonne Vase for the Emperor, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

A Cloisonne Vase for the Emperor, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Cloisonne Vase for the Emperor, 1910. An artisan working during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co

Background imageOriental Collection: The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Pine-Tree Junk at Kinkakuji, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageOriental Collection: A Shower in the Woods, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting

A Shower in the Woods, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
A Shower in the Woods, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

Background imageOriental Collection: China Clay - Moonrise

China Clay - Moonrise. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s

Background imageOriental Collection: China Clay - Escape

China Clay - Escape. Florence Mary Anderson / Molly MacArthur (1893-1972) had two distinct styles of illustration. From the middle of the 1920s



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"Exploring the Oriental Essence: From Angkor Wat to Chairman Mao" Immerse yourself in the captivating allure of the East as we embark on a journey through various facets culture. Witness the mesmerizing reflection of Angkor Wat Temple, an architectural masterpiece nestled amidst the serene lake in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This picturesque scene is reminiscent of a vibrant color woodcut print that brings to life the rich heritage and artistry of this ancient civilization. Step into the world of cinema and be enchanted by Anna May Wong's timeless elegance in "Piccadilly" (1929), where she effortlessly embodies the essence mystique. As we delve deeper into Chinese mythology, Tsai Shen Yeh - The Chinese God of wealth - graces us with his presence, symbolizing prosperity and fortune. Unveiling another facet, we encounter a powerful Chinese Communist Propaganda Poster featuring Chairman Mao, representing an era marked by ideological fervor and social transformation. Shifting our gaze towards modernity, behold Hong Kong's iconic skyline illuminating its bustling streets – a testament to China's economic prowess. Venturing further into nature's embrace, witness Mount Everest majestically towering over Rongbuk monastery in Himalayas' north side. Its awe-inspiring grandeur echoes throughout history as explorers have sought to conquer this formidable peak. As twilight descends upon Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, immerse yourself in its enchanting ambiance adorned with lamps and lanterns that illuminate every corner like stars guiding your path. Transporting you back in time is a glimpse into 1890s Hong Kong street scene captured forever within C016 / 4499 photograph – capturing moments frozen within time. Nature intertwines with artistry once again as we marvel at a bonsai dwarf pine from 1889 C013 / 8769 collection – showcasing meticulous craftsmanship that encapsulates Japan's delicate beauty.