A view of The Golden Kyoung in Mandalay, Burmah (present-day Myanmar). Also referred to as Myadaung Monastery, or the Queen's Monastery, this Theravada Buddhist monastery was built in 1885 under the rule of Queen Supayalat. "Oilette" The Wide Wild…
Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon (modern day Yangon), Myanmar. Also referred to as Golden Dagon Pagoda, this is the most sacred and important Theravada Buddhist pagoda in Myanmar. This pagoda was built during the 6th century by the Mon people.
A Japanese Belle. A geisha wearing a pale blue kimono, holding a chrysanthemum and gazing at it. "Oilette" The Wide Wild World Series, #6465. Chromolithography.
"Geisha no yemi", or "The Geisha's Smile". A geisha wearing a yellow-orange kimono, with her left hand poised to her lips, and right hand holding a closed black with yellow and blue stripes parasol. The green text box at the upper left corner on the…
A geisha wearing an elaborate kimono in red, purple, and light blue with an equally elaborate headdress with gold spangles sitting in front of a tokonoma by a window while writing a letter. Chromolithograph.