1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 and the national folk costumes

and the national folk costumes from Vika and Orsa

Looking Towards the Capitol

This is an original 1893 black and white halftone print of a plant seller taking his product through the streets of Havana

This is an original 1963 color print ad for Gilbey's Gin

Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes

1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 and the national folk costumesThis is an original 1859 black and white wood engraving of an early anthropological portrait of the "Japanese male and female" originally produced to inform English audiences. This sort of dehumanizing nature was common among European visitors to Japan in the 1800's. Had more information been provided it would have been noted that these were a man and woman of samurai standing in the Edo Period's complex social structure. CONDITION This 152+ year old