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Asian Collection

Background imageAsian Collection: GPAC2A-00018

GPAC2A-00018
Map of the Pacific island groups, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Mongol horseman

Mongol horseman
Mongol or Tartar horseman. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Burmese womens native attire

Burmese womens native attire
Women of Burma (now Brunei) in traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship

Mongol soldiers demonstrating their horsemanship
Mongol warriors showing their horsemanship to the Chinese forces of Hung-Wu. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: GASI2A-00006

GASI2A-00006
Japanese samurai warriors in full armor. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894

Japanese taking Port Arthur, 1894
Japanese warships taking Port Arthur, Manchuria, during the Sino-Japanese War, 1894. Printed color lithograph reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: GASI2A-00011

GASI2A-00011
Japanese swordsmen. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: GASI2A-00067

GASI2A-00067
Map of Siam (now Thailand) and the independent Shan States, 1870s. Printed color lithograph, 19th century

Background imageAsian Collection: GPAC2A-00005

GPAC2A-00005
Island of Krakatoa before its destruction when its volcano erupted in 1883. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple

Siberian Tartar woman and a Russian Mongol couple
Siberian Tartar (left) and Kalmyk Mongol couple (right) of Russia in their traditional clothing Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Chinese man and a Malaysian woman

Chinese man and a Malaysian woman
Chinese businessman and a Malaysian woman in traditional attire, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons

Visigoths and Romans defeating the Huns at Chalons
Thorismond proclaimed king of the Visigoths on the battlefield near Chalons after defeating Attila, 451 A.D. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Mongol nomads moving camp

Mongol nomads moving camp
Medieval Tartar yurts and wagons moving camp. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo

Plowing rice paddies with water buffalo
Using water buffalo to plow rice paddies in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Sailing ships in the Spice Islands

Sailing ships in the Spice Islands
Volcano on Tidore in the Moluccas, seen from the neighboring island of Ternate, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines

Vapor trailing from Mt. Mayon, Philippines
Native village beneath the volcanic cone of Mount Mayon, in the Philippines, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902

British Viceroy of India entering Delhi, 1902
Lord Curzon, British Viceroy of India, entering Delhi on an elephant, with Lady Curzon, 1902. Photograph

Background imageAsian Collection: PASI2A-00001

PASI2A-00001
Genghis Khan leading the Mongols. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: EXPL2A-00146

EXPL2A-00146
Marco Polo welcomed at the court of Kublai Khan in China, 1200s. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: PREL2A-00017

PREL2A-00017
Confucius. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Sumatra, 1800s

Sumatra, 1800s
Map of Sumatra, 1870s. Color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese women musicians

Japanese women musicians
Japanese women playing music and drums, wearing traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese poet under a cherry tree

Japanese poet under a cherry tree
Japanese mother and infant meeting a poet under a cherry tree. Lithograph reproduction of a painting by Genjiro Kataoka, circa 1910

Background imageAsian Collection: Confucius

Confucius
Portrait of Confucius. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese ladies in traditional clothing

Japanese ladies in traditional clothing
Japanese girls and a woman with her baby, wearing traditional dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Tartars of Russia

Tartars of Russia
Russian Tartars in their native attire Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Colonial battle in French Indo-China, 1800s

Colonial battle in French Indo-China, 1800s
French forces capture Langson in Indo-China (Vietnam), 1885. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Chinese farmers planting rice

Chinese farmers planting rice
Transplanting and irrigating rice in China. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India

Elephant-fight for sport in British colonial India
British officials watching a duel on elephants in Baroda, India, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, 1890s

Japanese emperor Mutsuhito, 1890s
Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan in his state carriage, Tokyo, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Japanese emperor Komei in his palace at Kyoto, 1850s

Japanese emperor Komei in his palace at Kyoto, 1850s
Palace of Komei, emperor of Japan, at Kyoto, 1850s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes

Natives of Malaysia and the Celebes
Malaysians from Sumatra and on the far right, a man from Celebes, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: People of India in traditional attire

People of India in traditional attire
Parsi woman of Bombay, and a man and woman from east India or Singapore in native dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Traditional styles of Vietnamese from Tonkin

Traditional styles of Vietnamese from Tonkin
Women and soldiers from Tonkin (now Vietnam), in native dress, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress

Traditional Burmese uniforms and dress
Burmese officer in his traditional uniform, a government official, and a girl from Mandalay. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Native village of the Marianas, 1800s

Native village of the Marianas, 1800s
Saipan island village in the Mariana Islands, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Burmese family of the Karenni

Burmese family of the Karenni
Karenni women and children of the Burmese mountains, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s

Sri Lanka upper class people, 1800s
Well-to-do people of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s

Javanese emperor and empress, 1890s
Emperor and empress of Surakarta in Java, Indonesia, circa 1890. Hand-colored engraving reproduction of a 19th-century photograph

Background imageAsian Collection: Khojak Pass, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, Afghanistan

Khojak Pass, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, Afghanistan
Caravan entering Khojak Pass in the Sulaiman Range, Pakistan, on the road from Kandahar, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: People of Annam (Vietnam), 1800s

People of Annam (Vietnam), 1800s
Men and women of Annam, in Indochina, 1800s. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Uzbekistan men, 1800s

Uzbekistan men, 1800s
Men from Khiva, Uzbekistan, in traditional clothing. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Uzbekistan and Turkistan traditional clothing

Uzbekistan and Turkistan traditional clothing
Man of Khiva (left), the Emir of Bukhara and his guard, and a woman of Samarkand. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Afghan men, 1800s

Afghan men, 1800s
Afghan men in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Kirghiz people of central Asia

Kirghiz people of central Asia
Kirghiz people of the Asian steppes in their traditional attire. Antique hand-colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s

Singapore and Malaysian traders, 1800s
Chinese traders from the Straits Settlement and from Singapore (right), 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Background imageAsian Collection: Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s

Tiger hunt in British India, 1800s
British hunting party in India en route to a tiger netting, circa 1890. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageAsian Collection: Chinese quarter of Portland, Oregon, 1880s

Chinese quarter of Portland, Oregon, 1880s
Asian immigrants in Portland, Oregon, near the post office, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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