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A protocol scene coming out of the table between Chinese Governor Tzo and a Western delegation
LSE4322443 A protocol scene coming out of the table between Chinese Governor Tzo and a Western delegation. Engraving after a drawing by Pranishnikoff, in " Le Tour du Monde

Troop of Chinese gunners in the 1870s. Engraving from a drawing by Bassot, from a photograph by Thomson
LSE4322328 Troop of Chinese gunners in the 1870s. Engraving from a drawing by Bassot, from a photograph by Thomson, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages"

Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century
LSE4085119 Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century by Chim, Riu (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim)

Tibet: castle and bridge of Vandipore - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4107377 Tibet: castle and bridge of Vandipore - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Grand mandarin, mandarin and lettres chinois - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed
LSE4099290 Grand mandarin, mandarin and lettres chinois - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam
LSE4094259 Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annam: Imperial Guard around 1910, Vietnam); © Leonard de Selva

Hanoi Faubourg and street vendors. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, after a photograph
LSE4334822 Hanoi Faubourg and street vendors. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, after a photograph, to illustrate the story Trente mois au Tonkin in 1884, by Doctor Hocquard, in le tour du monde 1889

Artillery is running near the rice fields. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, after a photograph
LSE4334774 Artillery is running near the rice fields. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, after a photograph, to illustrate the story Trente mois au Tonkin in 1884, by Doctor Hocquard

Soldiers post at the entrance of the French concession in Hanoi. Engraving by Y
LSE4334751 Soldiers post at the entrance of the French concession in Hanoi. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, after a photograph, to illustrate the story Trente mois au Tonkin in 1884

Distribution of weapons by the French has indigenous volunteers, in the province of Ninh Binh
LSE4331077 Distribution of weapons by the French has indigenous volunteers, in the province of Ninh Binh, to fight the insurrectional weapon of Son Tay, drawing by A.Ferdinandus

Stele for the National Preceptor Nanggongdaesa (832-916) in Taejasa (Korea), erigee in 954
LSE4316415 Stele for the National Preceptor Nanggongdaesa (832-916) in Taejasa (Korea), erigee in 954. Stone engraved, according to a calligraphy by Kim Saeng (711-791?)

Agricultural work scene. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art
LSE4316385 Agricultural work scene. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century. National Museum of Korea, Seoul (South Korea)

Scene of a cricket fight in China in the years 1870-1880. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus
LSE4322412 Scene of a cricket fight in China in the years 1870-1880. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages"

View of Chinese gunners looking at a machine gun in the 1870s. Engraving from a drawing by Bassot
LSE4322320 View of Chinese gunners looking at a machine gun in the 1870s. Engraving from a drawing by Bassot, from a photograph by Thomson, in " Le Tour du Monde

Angkor Thom: gallery at the base of the temple - in "Cambodia", by Dieulefils, Hanoi, v. 1900
LSE4107669 Angkor Thom: gallery at the base of the temple - in " Cambodia", by Dieulefils, Hanoi, v.1900 by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); National Library, Hanoi

Tibet: mausoleum of TeschouLama - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4107374 Tibet: mausoleum of TeschouLama - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Tibet: palace of Tassisoudon and palace of Lama Cassatou - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed
LSE4107370 Tibet: palace of Tassisoudon and palace of Lama Cassatou - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed

Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century
LSE4085106 Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century by Chim, Riu (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim)

Siem-Reap: Cambodian Tirailleurs in front of the ancient Siamese Citadel - in "Cambodia", by Dieulefils
LSE4107677 Siem-Reap: Cambodian Tirailleurs in front of the ancient Siamese Citadel - in " Cambodia", by Dieulefils, Hanoi, v.1900 by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); National Library

Porte du Palais Imperial de Beijing (the Forbidden City) - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed
LSE4099277 Porte du Palais Imperial de Beijing (the Forbidden City) - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed

A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art
LSE4316395 A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century. National Museum of Korea, Seoul (South Korea)

Stele for the National Preceptor Nanggongdaesa (832-916) in Taejasa (Korea), erigee in 954
LSE4316424 Stele for the National Preceptor Nanggongdaesa (832-916) in Taejasa (Korea), erigee in 954. Stone engraved, according to a calligraphy by Kim Saeng (711-791?)

Scene of traditional wrestling, with spectators and a confectionery seller
LSE4316411 Scene of traditional wrestling, with spectators and a confectionery seller. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century

Preparation of Chinese rice noodles. Engraving after a drawing by FERDINANDUS, in "Le Tour du Monde
LSE4322435 Preparation of Chinese rice noodles. Engraving after a drawing by FERDINANDUS, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages", edited by Edouard Charton, Paris, 1882

Cortege of a Mandarin visiting a village, China. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus, in "Le Tour du Monde
LSE4322434 Cortege of a Mandarin visiting a village, China. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages", edited by Edouard Charton, Paris

Postal frigate, warship, wheeled ship, mandarin barque, hawk-beaked ship - in "Le costume ancien et
LSE4098141 Postal frigate, warship, wheeled ship, mandarin barque, hawk-beaked ship - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed

Chinese duck feathers, "Saigon and its surroundings", phot. Dieulefils, c. 1900
LSE4094447 Chinese duck feathers, " Saigon and its surroundings", phot. Dieulefils, c. 1900. by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); National Library, Hanoi

Mongolian Yurt, Night - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998
LSE4104163 Mongolian Yurt, Night - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998 by Mongolian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mongolian Yurt, Night - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998); © Leonard de Selva

Camel herd, Mongolia - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998
LSE4104156 Camel herd, Mongolia - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998 by Mongolian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Camel herd, Mongolia - Mongolian Watercolour, 1998); © Leonard de Selva

Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by J. Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4104141 Danse d une jeune shamane des telenths - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by J. Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century
LSE4085131 Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century by Chim, Riu (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim)

General view of a Buddhist chapel, drawing by H. Clerget to illustrate the trip to Mongolia
LSE4331050 General view of a Buddhist chapel, drawing by H.Clerget to illustrate the trip to Mongolia and the country of the Tangutes from 1870 to 1873, by Lieutenant Colonel Prjewalski

A Malay family in its interior, engraving by A. Sirouy, to illustrate the story six weeks in Java, by Desire Charnay
LSE4332148 A Malay family in its interior, engraving by A. Sirouy, to illustrate the story six weeks in Java, by Desire Charnay, mission assignment by the Ministry of Public Education, in 1878-1879

A farm of Sam Choui, in the province of Canton, with the owner (in the centre)
LSE4330069 A farm of Sam Choui, in the province of Canton, with the owner (in the centre), surrounds his family and some agricultural employees, engraved after a drawing by O.Mathieu

Les dyers de Lucknow, engraving after the drawing of A. Duvivier, illustrating the voyage in India of the Rajahs
LSE4329628 Les dyers de Lucknow, engraving after the drawing of A. Duvivier, illustrating the voyage in India of the Rajahs, in 1864-1868, by Louis Rousselet

View of Han Loou shopping street in Han Keou (Han-Keou), China. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus
LSE4322427 View of Han Loou shopping street in Han Keou (Han-Keou), China. Engraving after a drawing by Ferdinandus, in " Le Tour du Monde, Nouveau journal des Voyages"

Pheasant - watercolour, by Onishi Keisaie, 18th century
LSE4084030 Pheasant - watercolour, by Onishi Keisaie, 18th century by Keisai, Onishi (1773-1829); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pheasant - watercolour, by Onishi Keisaie)

La riviere Siem-Reap - in "Cambodia", by Dieulefils, Hanoi, v. 1900
LSE4107675 La riviere Siem-Reap - in " Cambodia", by Dieulefils, Hanoi, v.1900 by Dieulefils, Pierre (1862-1937); National Library, Hanoi

Regent of Tibet and his procession - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4107375 Regent of Tibet and his procession - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Rice transplanting. Engraving by A. Slom, to illustrate the story "Trente mois au Tonkin"by Dr
LSE4335662 Rice transplanting. Engraving by A.Slom, to illustrate the story " Trente mois au Tonkin" by Dr. Charles Edouard Hocquard (1853-1911), in 1885, in Le tour du monde

Statue of Rigault of Genouilly and of the eveque of Adran in Saigon, "Saigon and its surroundings"
LSE4094417 Statue of Rigault of Genouilly and of the eveque of Adran in Saigon, " Saigon and its surroundings", by Dieulefils, c. 1900

Group on a boat, smoking and listening to music, Kree - by Hye-Wol, Yi Dynasty
LSE4087171 Group on a boat, smoking and listening to music, Kree - by Hye-Wol, Yi Dynasty by Hyewon (Shin, Yun-bok) (1758-1813); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group on a boat)

Inside the Kurul Kalmouk Pagoda (Central Asia), with Tibetan orchestra performing a Te Deum, drawing by Ferdinandus
LSE4331171 Inside the Kurul Kalmouk Pagoda (Central Asia), with Tibetan orchestra performing a Te Deum, drawing by Ferdinandus, to illustrate the story Four Months in Russia, in 1876, by F. De Mely

A street in Hanoi (Vietnam) and the cortege of a large mandarin, drawing by A
LSE4331072 A street in Hanoi (Vietnam) and the cortege of a large mandarin, drawing by A.Ferdinandus, to illustrate the story of M

Chinese gunmen are inspecting a newly arrived machine gun. Engraving after F
LSE4330364 Chinese gunmen are inspecting a newly arrived machine gun. Engraving after F.Bassots drawing, to illustrate the voyage to Pekin and North China, by T.Choutze, in 1873

Conversation in the steppes with the first Tibetans encounters, in the background
LSE4335710 Conversation in the steppes with the first Tibetans encounters, in the background, Prince Henri d Orleans (1867-1901) photographs the scene

Main allee of the French concession to Hanoi. Engraving by Y. Pranishnikoff, after a photograph
LSE4334739 Main allee of the French concession to Hanoi. Engraving by Y.Pranishnikoff, after a photograph, to illustrate the story Trente mois au Tonkin in 1884, by Doctor Hocquard

Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century
LSE4085113 Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim, late 19th century by Chim, Riu (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird - Japanese drawing by Riou Chim)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Asian History: From Empress Minbi's Tragic Fate to French Influence in Vietnam" In this captivating black and white photo, we are transported back to the late 19th century, a time when Asia was undergoing significant changes. The portrait of Empress Minbi of Korea serves as a haunting reminder of the dark events that unfolded during her reign. On the fateful night of October 7th to 8th, 1895, she met a tragic end at the hands of Japanese ambassador-ordered murder. Moving on from this somber image, we delve into a protocol scene between Chinese Governor Tzo and a Western delegation. This engraving by Pranishnikoff captures an important moment where East meets West, highlighting the intricate dynamics between these two worlds. The next engraving takes us further back in time to witness Chinese gunners in action during the 1870s. With their uniforms and weaponry on display, they showcase China's military might during this period. Shifting our focus towards Japan, we encounter an exquisite bird drawing by Riou Chim from the late 19th century. This delicate artwork showcases Japan's rich artistic heritage and its deep connection with nature. Our journey then takes us to Tibet where we come across an enchanting castle and bridge called Vandipore. As depicted in Ferrario's work "Le costume ancien et moderne, " published in Milan between 1819-1820, it offers glimpses into Tibet's architectural wonders that have stood for centuries. Turning our attention towards Korea once again, Hye-Wol's painting transports us to a serene garden filled with music and fragrance. Here we see couples enjoying each other's company amidst beautiful surroundings—a testament to Korean culture’s emphasis on aesthetics and harmony. Continuing our exploration through Ferrario’s work from Milan in the early 19th century brings us face-to-face with grand mandarins and their Chinese letters.