Palanquin Collection (page 2)

'The Pope Blessing the French Pilgrims in Rome, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Pope Blessing the French Pilgrims in Rome, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

China. Buildings, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. China. Buildings, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
China. Buildings, 1913. Sedan chairs

'The Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Japan- Starting for the Chiuzenjii Lake, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught in Japan- Starting for the Chiuzenjii Lake, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

'Procession of Queen Elizabeth to Blackfriars, June 9, 1600, 1890. Creator: Unknown
'Procession of Queen Elizabeth to Blackfriars, June 9, 1600, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896. Creator: William H Bradley. Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896
Ault & Wilborg company, c1894 - 1896

'La tragedie Serbe; la "Chaise" du Voivode. 1916. Creator: Unknown
La tragedie Serbe; la "Chaise" du Voivode, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

La tragedie Serbe; L'atat-major general serbe, en retraite a travers l'Albanie... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La tragedie Serbe; L'atat-major general serbe, en retraite a travers l'Albanie, passe le Drin Blanc sur le pont des Vizirs: en tete du cortege, le chaise a porteurs du generalissime

Opening of a new bridge at Travancore - the Rajah's State Procession, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of a new bridge at Travancore [Thiruvananthapuram in south India] - the Rajah's State Procession, 1854. The bridge was...opened in great style by his Highness the Rajah...Our View shows

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Nissaka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi... c. 1837/42)
Kanbara, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)... c. 1837/42
Hakone, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no... c. 1848/52
The Far Bank of the Oi River in Kanaya (Oigawa engan, Kanaya), section of sheet no. 6 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Tokaido (Tokaido harimaze zue)", c. 1848/52

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1837/42
Okabe: View of Mount Utsu (Okabe, Utsunoyama no zu), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)

Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)—No... c. 1847/52
Hakone: Traveling with Pine Torches in the Night (Hakone, yonaka taimatsu tori)--No. 11, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Outing to View Maples in Autumn, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the F... 1801
Outing to View Maples in Autumn, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana), " vol. 2, Japan, New Year, 1801

Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Narumi: Famous Tie-dyed Fabrics of Arimatsu (Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori)... c. 1833/34. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Narumi: Famous Tie-dyed Fabrics of Arimatsu (Narumi, meibutsu Arimatsu shibori), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)

Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the... c. 1833/34
Fuchu: The Abe River (Fuchu, Abekawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Okitsu: The Okitsu River (Okitsu, Okitsugawa), from the series "Fifty-three.. c. 1833/34. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Okitsu: The Okitsu River (Okitsu, Okitsugawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu)... c. 1835/38. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1835/38

Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by... c. 1835/36
Poem by Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason, from the series "One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki)", Japan, c. 1835/36

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (ce, ... c. 1776. Creator: Shunsho)
The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Yokambei (right), Nakamura Tomijuro I as Kuzunoha (center), and Bando Mitsugoro I as Yakambei (left)

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces (Sun-En Oigawa), from the series... 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
The Oi River between Suruga and Totomi Provinces (Sun-En Oigawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)", 1858

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Shirasuka, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known...1852
Kanaya, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also... 1852
Shimada, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known... 1852
Okabe, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido), 1852

Chiryu—No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan... c. 1847/52)
Chiryu--No. 40, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Fujikawa—No. 38, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan...c.1847/52)
Fujikawa--No. 38, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Futakawa: Sarugababa—No. 34, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido... c. 1847/52
Futakawa: Sarugababa--No. 34, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

View of Morning Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara asazakura no zu)... c. 1831
View of Morning Cherry Blossoms in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara asazakura no zu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capitol (Toto meisho)", c. 1831

Shimada: The Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa)—No. 24, from the series "Fifty-three Station... c. 1847/52
Shimada: The Oi River (Shimada, Oigawa)--No. 24, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi), " also known as the Reisho Tokaido, c. 1847/52

Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo, c. 1709. Creator: Torii Kiyonobu I
Arrival of the Korean Embassy in Edo, c. 1709. Detail from a larger artwork

Odawara: The Sakawa River (Odawara, Sakawagawa), from the series "Fifty-three Statio... c. 1833/34
Odawara: The Sakawa River (Odawara, Sakawagawa), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series "Fifty-three... c. 1833/34
Kusatsu: Famous Post House (Kusatsu, Meibutsu tateba), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Visitors to Enoshima, from the album "Mountains of the Four Quarters...", Japan, early 19th century
Visitors to Enoshima, from the album "Mountains of the Four Quarters (Yomo no yama)", Japan, early 19th century

Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of... c. 1833/34
Mishima: Morning Mist (Mishima, asagiri), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi), " also known as the Hoeido Tokaido, c. 1833/34

Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Travelling in India - Officers joining the Indian Army on Service, 1850....the new arrangement for dak travelling, which has superseded the palankeen

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A palanquin, also known as a sedan chair, is a fascinating mode of transportation that has been used in various cultures throughout history. In India, it was common to see a group bearers carrying the luxurious contraption through the streets. These bearers would rest opposite the Parcel Office after their arduous task. One captivating tale involving a palanquin revolves around Almas and her encounter with the princess. As Almas sees the princess being carried in her ornate palanquin, she is filled with awe and admiration for the regal figure inside. For many individuals, riding in a palanquin was an entirely new experience. The first time someone from Calcutta stepped foot into this traditional Indian transport must have been quite memorable and perhaps even slightly intimidating. In ancient times, during battles or processions, one might witness an Indian war elephant adorned with soldiers and archers on its back while noblemen sat comfortably on their opulent palanquins atop these majestic creatures. The art world also captures the essence of this unique form of transportation. Waldeck's original artwork showcases Mesoamerica's beauty, including Box 9 out of 22 prints featuring scenes depicting people using different types of palanquins. India's rich cultural heritage extends beyond just daily life; it encompasses religious festivities as well. During festivals like Mariatal or Churrack-Pooja near Pondicheri, devotees honor goddess Draupadi by suspending themselves from long poles attached to hooks embedded in their skin – all while being lifted into the air resembling human-palanquins. Not limited to India alone, China also embraced this mode of transport. Handcoloured copperplate engravings depict various types such as long palanquins (miyana), jhalidar palkis, and copala palkis - each showcasing intricate designs fit for royalty. Even English ambassadors' daughters were not immune to the allure of palanquins.