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RM2NJWTP5–Laos: Scenes from the Hindu epic Ramayana (Lao: Phra Lak Phra Lam) adorn the Royal Funerary Carriage House or Funeral Chapel, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage
RM2NJWW01–Laos: An entrance door decorated with a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana (in Laos known as Phra Lak Phra Lam), Royal Funerary Carriage House, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNES
RM2NJWW89–Cambodia: The renovated Eastern Gallery, Ta Prohm. The temple was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. The trees growing out of the ruins are a most distinctive feature. Two species predominate: the larger is either the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) or thitpok (Tetrameles nudiflora), and the smaller is either the strangler fig (Ficus gibbosa) or Gold Apple (Diospyros decandra).
RM2NJWWBK–Cambodia: A Fire Shrine or dharmasala (pilgrims' rest house) near the eastern entrance to the main temple at Preah Khan, Angkor. Preah Khan (Temple of the Sacred Sword) was built in the late 12th century (1191) by Jayavarman VII and is located just north of Angkor Thom. The temple was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191. It was the centre of a substantial organisation, with almost 100,000 officials and servants. It served as a Buddhist university at one time. The temple's primary deity is the boddhisatva Avalokiteshvara in the form of Jayavarman's fath
RM2NJWW39–India: Vishnu as Vishvarupa. Watercolour painting, Jaipur, Rajasthan, c. 1800-1820. Vishnu (Sanskrit विष्णु Viṣṇu) is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God. Vishnu as the Cosmic Man (Vishvarupa) is portrayed here with four arms, each holding one of his attributes: a conch shell, a lotus flower, a mace and his circular wand, called Sudarshana chakra (meaning 'beautiful disc'). The small figures all over his body refer to his role as the Universal Man who encompasses all.
RM2NJWTNN–China: 'Cao Dagu Teaching', by Jin Tingbiao (Unknown - 1767). Cao Dagu also known as Ban Zhao was the first known female Chinese historian. She was also a philosopher and politician. She was famous for her 'Lessons for Women', a treatise on the education of women. Jin Tingbiao, courtesy name Shikui, was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty, who served in the court of the Qianlong Emperor. He was a southern Chinese from Wucheng in Huzhou and was active between 1720 and 1760.
RM2NJWWG0–Laos: A woman at a window in the Red Chapel, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWTYT–Laos: An entrance door decorated with a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayana (in Laos known as Phra Lak Phra Lam), Royal Funerary Carriage House, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNES
RM2NJWW2X–Laos: The main Buddha image in the Sim (ordination hall), Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWW5X–Laos: A rural scene in a coloured glass mosaic at Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWW76–Cambodia: The renovated Eastern Gallery, Ta Prohm. The temple was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. The trees growing out of the ruins are a most distinctive feature. Two species predominate: the larger is either the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) or thitpok (Tetrameles nudiflora), and the smaller is either the strangler fig (Ficus gibbosa) or Gold Apple (Diospyros decandra).
RM2NJWWHH–Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWTXN–Laos: Scenes from the Hindu epic Ramayana (Lao: Phra Lak Phra Lam) adorn the Royal Funerary Carriage House or Funeral Chapel, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage
RM2NJWWJ7–India: Swami Haridas with Tansen and Emperor Akbar at Vrindavana. Painting, c. 1730s. Akbar (25 October 1542 - 27 October 1605), also known as Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam or Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Emperor Humayun, and the grandson of Emperor Babur, the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of the northern and central India. Popularly known as a saint musician of north India, Swami Haridas is said to be the incarnation of Lalita Sakhi, a dear friend of Radha.
RM2NJWTK0–Thailand: Padaung (Long Neck Karen), village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2NJWW5H–Laos: A rural scene in a coloured glass mosaic at Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWWAH–Cambodia: A Fire Shrine or dharmasala (pilgrims' rest house) near the eastern entrance to the main temple at Preah Khan, Angkor. Preah Khan (Temple of the Sacred Sword) was built in the late 12th century (1191) by Jayavarman VII and is located just north of Angkor Thom. The temple was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191. It was the centre of a substantial organisation, with almost 100,000 officials and servants. It served as a Buddhist university at one time. The temple's primary deity is the boddhisatva Avalokiteshvara in the form of Jayavarman's fath
RM2NJWW36–Laos: Gold stencilled paintings on the inner wall of the Sim (ordination hall) at Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWWF2–Laos: A woman at a window in the Red Chapel, Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWWGG–Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2NJWTH3–Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman embroidering cloth in a village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2NJWTK3–Japan: ‘Fujimigahara in Owari Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830. ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of woodcut prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added.
RM2NJWTN4–Tahiti: 'Deux Tahitiennes Aux Fleurs de Mangue' (Two Tahitian Women). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1899. 'Two Tahitian Women' is an 1899 painting by Paul Gauguin. The painting depicts two topless women, one holding mango blossoms, on the Pacific Island of Tahiti. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted.
RM2NJWTHB–Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman embroidering cloth in a village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2NJWTK2–China: King Ajatasaru, his Queen and his Minister Varshakara. Mural from the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Xinjiang, c. 251-403 CE. The Kizil Caves (also romanized Qizil Caves, spelling variant Qyzyl; Uyghur: Qizil Ming Öy; Chinese: 克孜尔千佛洞; pinyin: Kèzīěr Qiānfú Dòng; literally 'Kizil Cave of a Thousand Buddhas') are a set of 236 Buddhist rock-cut caves located near Kizil Township (克孜尔乡) in Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China. The site is located on the northern bank of the Muzat River 75 kilometres (by road) northwest of Kucha (Kuqa). This area was a commercial hub of the Silk Road.
RM2NJWW61–Laos: A rural scene in a coloured glass mosaic at Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple), Luang Prabang. Wat Xieng Thong with its low sweeping roofs epitomising the classic Luang Prabang style, was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat (1548–71) and was patronised by the monarchy right up until 1975. Luang Prabang was formerly the capital of a kingdom of the same name. Until the communist takeover in 1975, it was the royal capital and seat of government of the Kingdom of Laos. The city is nowadays a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
RM2M4A10E–Iran / Persia: Jonah rescued from the belly of the whale, helped by an angel. Folio from a copy of the Jami al-Tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) by Rashid al-Din Hamadani (1247-1318), c. 1400. Jonah is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation. The Biblical story of Jonah is repeated in the Qur'an, where Jonah is identified as Yunus or Yunan.
RM2M4A10B–Tunisia / Italy: Hannibal's army crossing the Alps during the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE). Woodcut print by Heinrich Leutemann (1824-1905), 1866. The Second Punic War (218 BCE - 201 BCE) is most remembered for the Carthaginian Hannibal's crossing of the Alps. He and his army invaded Italy from the north and resoundingly defeated the Roman army in several battles, but never achieved the ultimate goal of causing a political break between Rome and its allies. While fighting Hannibal in Italy, Hispania and Sicily, Rome also simultaneously fought against Macedon in the First Macedonian War.
RM2M4A109–India: Sir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney (24 May 1812 – 19 July 1878), Parsi community leader, philanthropist and industrialist.
RM2M4A10C–Burma / Myanmar: Tamils at work on the construction of the Burma Railway (Thai-Burma Railway) which ran 415 km (258 miles) between Ban Pong, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma. Photo from Leiden University Library (CC BY 4.0 License). Approximately 180,000 Asian civilian slave labourers and 60,000 Allied POWs were held at Thanbyuzayat by the Japanese and forced to build the Burma Railway (nicknamed by inmates the 'Death Railway') between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon (Yangon), Burma. Of these, around 90,000 Asian civilian laborers and 12,399 Allied POWs died as a result of starvation, exhaust
RM2KFDKF7–Thailand: Newly planted rice in the fields next to the Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Wat Phu Sama, Mae Hong Son. The bamboo bridge stretches 500 metres across the Mae Sa Nga stream and ricefields. The bridge allows monks access from Wat Phu Sama to the small village to the west.
RM2KFDKCR–Tahiti: 'Rue de Tahiti' (Street in Tahiti). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1891. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there was the subject of much interest both then and in modern times.
RM2KFDKEW–Thailand: Shan-style Buddha, Wat Phu Sama, Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Mae Hong Son. The bamboo bridge stretches 500 metres across the Mae Sa Nga stream and ricefields. The bridge allows monks access from Wat Phu Sama to the small village to the west.
RM2KFDKEM–Netherlands / Israel: ‘Saul and the Witch of Endor’. Oil on oak wood painting by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c. 1472/1477-1533), 1526. In this scene from the Book of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), the Witch of Endor summons the spirit of the recently deceased prophet Samuel at the request of Saul, the king of Israel. King Saul had consulted the witch, often referred to as the Medium of Endor, on the eve of a battle with the Philistines. The witch summons Samuel who prophesises that the Philistines will win the battle and that Saul’s sons will be killed.
RM2KFDKDB–Japan: ‘Tsukada Island in the Musashi Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added afterwards.
RM2KFDKCE–Tahiti: 'Vahine No Te Tiare' (Woman With A Flower). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1891. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there was the subject of much interest in both then and in modern times.
RM2KFDKFA–Afghanistan: Kushan worshipper with Shiva / Oesho. Terracotta panel, Bactria, 3rd Century CE. The Kushan Empire originally formed in the early 1st century CE under Prince Kujula Kadphises in the territories of ancient Bactria on either side of the Oxus River in what is now northern Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. During the 1st and early 2nd centuries CE, the Kushans expanded rapidly across the northern part of the Indian subcontinent at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath near Varanasi (Benares).
RM2KFDKF5–Japan: ‘The Circular Pine Trees of Aoyama’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft). An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 km southwest of Tokyo. Mount Fuji's exceptionally symmetrical cone is a well-known symbol and icon of Japan and is frequently depicted in art and photographs. It is one of Japan's ‘Three Holy Mountains’ along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku.
RM2KFDKCC–Belgium: 'God Blesses Noah and his Family'. Wool and silk tapestry by Willem de Pannemaker (c. 1512/1514-1581) and Michiel Coxie (14 March 1499 - 10 March 1592), c. 1570. In this tale from the Hebrew Bible, or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, God was dissatisfied with the sins of mankind and he decided to purge the earth of every person except the righteous Noah and his wife. God instructed Noah to build an ark and to save two of each earthly creature on board. Noah complied, and as soon as the ark was built, God flooded the earth and killed everyone except Noah and his wife.
RM2KFDKEN–Thailand: Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman and child, village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2KFDKCD–Japan: ‘Koishikawa in the Morning after a Snowfall’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830. ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of woodcut prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added.
RM2KFDKF9–Thailand: Kay Htoe Boe poles used to dance around during the annual Kay Htein Bo festival, in a Padaung (Long Neck Karen), village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2KFDKF8–Thailand: A Padaung (Long Neck Karen) woman rests in a hammock, Padaung village near Mae Hong Son. The Padaung or Kayan Lahwi or Long Necked Karen are a subgroup of the Kayan, a mix of Lawi, Kayan and several other tribes. Kayan are a subgroup of the Red Karen (Karenni) people, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma (Myanmar).
RM2KFDKCB–Japan: ‘In the Mountains of Totomi’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2KFDKFB–Japan: 'Yoshida on the Tokaido'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830. ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of woodcut prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2KFDKEY–Thailand: Buddhist monks crossing the bamboo bridge, Wat Phu Sama, Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Mae Hong Son. The bamboo bridge stretches 500 metres across the Mae Sa Nga stream and ricefields. The bridge allows monks access from Wat Phu Sama to the small village to the west.
RM2KFDKCK–Netherlands: ‘Salome with the Head of John the Baptist’. Oil on panel painting by Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c. 1472/1477-1533), 1524. During the reign of Herod Antipas (4 BCE - 49 CE), King of Judea, John the Baptist had been arrested and imprisoned for denouncing the king’s marriage to his sister-in-law, Herodias because both were divorcees. John’s life was spared due to his popularity. However, at a royal banquet, Herodias’ daughter Salome performed an exotic sensual dance that so entranced Herod that he offered her anything from his kingdom that she wanted. She asked for John's head.
RM2KFDKER–Thailand: Shan-style Buddha, Wat Phu Sama, Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Mae Hong Son. The bamboo bridge stretches 500 metres across the Mae Sa Nga stream and ricefields. The bridge allows monks access from Wat Phu Sama to the small village to the west.
RM2KFDKC8–China: Mencius (c.372 – 289 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and disciple of Confucius. Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368) ink on paper portrait. Mencius, also known by his birth name Meng Ke or Ko, was born in the State of Zou, now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng; originally Zouxian, Shandong province, only 30 kms south of Qufu, Confucius' birthplace. He was an itinerant Chinese philosopher and sage, and one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism. Supposedly, he was a pupil of Confucius' grandson, Zisi.
RM2KFDKCH–Japan: ‘Noboto Bay’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830. ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of woodcut prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2KFDKCA–Tahiti: 'I Raro Te Oviri' (Under the Pandanus). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1891. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there was the subject of much interest both then and in modern times.
RM2KFDKF3–Thailand: Newly planted rice in the fields next to the Su Tong Pae Bamboo Bridge, Wat Phu Sama, Mae Hong Son. The bamboo bridge stretches 500 metres across the Mae Sa Nga stream and ricefields. The bridge allows monks access from Wat Phu Sama to the small village to the west.
RM2K8166R–India: The Rajabai Clock Tower and the university library, University of Mumbai, Fort campus, Mumbai, built in so-called‚ Bombay Gothic style. The University of Bombay, as it was originally known, was established in 1857. The Rajabai Tower and library building were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1878.
RM2K81621–Japan: ‘Kajikazawa in Kai Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2K815WR–Syria: A collection of hookah pipes and marquetry products for sale in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE
RM2K8161X–Syria: Nuts and dried fruit vendor in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K816AB–Japan: ‘Shichiri Beach in Sagami Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added afterwards.
RM2K81660–Greece: The 19th century Ottoman Izzeddin Fortress, Souda Bay, Crete. The fortress was constructed in 1872 by the Ottoman governor of Crete, Rauf Pasha. It is best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece. The last official execution in Greece took place here in 1972.
RM2K8169R–Japan: ‘Lake Suwa in Shinano Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2K815XD–Syria: Subterranean cloth dyeing operation in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K81622–Tahiti: 'La Sieste' (The Siesta). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), c. 1892-1894. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilisation and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there was the subject of much interest both then and in modern times.
RM2K815WE–Tahiti: 'Arearea' (Joyfulness). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1892. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there, particularly in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, was the subject of much interest.
RM2K816A7–India: The Rajabai Clock Tower, University of Mumbai, Fort campus, Mumbai, built in so-called‚ Bombay Gothic style. The University of Bombay, as it was originally known, was established in 1857. The Rajabai Tower and library building were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1878.
RM2K815WG–Japan: ‘Tama River in Musashi Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added afterwards.
RM2K8161R–Syria: A radish vendor in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K81672–India: The Rajabai Clock Tower and the university library, University of Mumbai, Fort campus, Mumbai, built in so-called‚ Bombay Gothic style. The University of Bombay, as it was originally known, was established in 1857. The Rajabai Tower and library building were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1878.
RM2K81628–Tahiti: 'Three Tahitians'. Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1899. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilisation and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there, particularly in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, was the subject of much interest.
RM2K81625–Japan: ‘Sekiya Village on the Sumida River’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), 1830. ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of woodcut prints by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added.
RM2K815WX–Syria: A brass and metal goods vendor in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K81665–Greece: The 19th century Ottoman Izzeddin Fortress, Souda Bay, Crete. The fortress was constructed in 1872 by the Ottoman governor of Crete, Rauf Pasha. It is best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece. The last official execution in Greece took place here in 1972.
RM2K816A1–India: The Rajabai Clock Tower and the university library, University of Mumbai, Fort campus, Mumbai, built in so-called‚ Bombay Gothic style. The University of Bombay, as it was originally known, was established in 1857. The Rajabai Tower and library building were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1878.
RM2K8162C–Tahiti: 'Pastorales Tahitiennes' (Tahitian Pastoral). Oil on canvas painting by Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 - 8 May 1903), 1892. Paul Gauguin was born in Paris in 1848 and spent some of his childhood in Peru. He worked as a stockbroker with little success, and suffered from bouts of severe depression. He also painted. In 1891, Gauguin, frustrated by lack of recognition at home and financially destitute, sailed to the tropics to escape European civilization and 'everything that is artificial and conventional'. His time there was the subject of much interest both then and in modern times.
RM2K815X1–Syria: Brassware artisan in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K8166A–Greece: The 19th century Ottoman Izzeddin Fortress, Souda Bay, Crete. The fortress was constructed in 1872 by the Ottoman governor of Crete, Rauf Pasha. It is best known for its role as a prison for political prisoners in 20th-century Greece. The last official execution in Greece took place here in 1972.
RM2K815WM–Syria: Brassware artisan in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K815WJ–Syria: Gold shops in the gold souk (bazaar) within the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K815XH–Syria: A general dry goods vendor in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K8162K–Thailand: Traffic and signs on Yaowarat Road, Chinatown, Bangkok (2008). Bangkok's Chinatown is one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. It was founded in 1782 when the city was established as the capital of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and served as the home of the mainly Teochew immigrant Chinese population, who soon became the city's dominant ethnic group.
RM2K815X9–Syria: Subterranean cloth dyeing operation in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K8169W–India: The Rajabai Clock Tower, University of Mumbai, Fort campus, Mumbai, built in so-called‚ Bombay Gothic style. The University of Bombay, as it was originally known, was established in 1857. The Rajabai Tower and library building were designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and completed in 1878.
RM2K8166F–Japan: ‘Mishima Pass in Kai Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2K8162F–Japan: ‘Ushibori in Hitachi Province’. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ by Katsushika Hokusai (31 October 1760 - 10 May 1849), c. 1830. ‘36 Views of Mount Fuji’ is an ‘ukiyo-e’ series of large woodblock prints by the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The series depicts Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of places and distances. It actually consists of 46 prints created between 1826 and 1833. The first 36 were included in the original publication and, due to their popularity, 10 more were added after the original publication.
RM2K815X5–Syria: Brassware artisan in the ancient Great Bazaar, Aleppo (1997). Aleppo's Great Bazaar (in Arabic, suq or souq) was rebuilt first by the Egyptian Mamelukes who drove out the Mongols, and then, after 1516, by the Turks who incorporated Aleppo into the Ottoman Empire. During the Syrian Civil War, which started in 2011, Aleppo's historic suqs suffered serious damage. Aleppo, the second city of Syria is possibly the longest continually inhabited settlement in the world. Its Arabic name, Halab, is mentioned in Semitic texts of the third millennium BCE.
RM2K50J5D–Egypt / Netherlands: 'Death of the Pharaoh’s Firstborn Son’. Oil on canvas painting by Laurens Alma Tadema (8 January 1836 - 25 June 1912), 1872. Dutch painter Laurens Alma Tadema lived in London where he developed a keen interest in Egypt and its ancient history. Here he depicts a scene from the Book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, in which God sends the Egyptians a series of plagues, the last of which is the death of every firstborn son in the land of the Pharaohs.
RM2K50J8B–Thailand: A pot of locally grown Chinese green tea, Yun Lai Viewpoint, Pai, northern Thailand. According to oral tradition, tea has been grown in China for more than four millennia. The earliest written accounts of tea making, however, date from around 350 CE, when it first became a drink at the imperial court.
RM2K50J6M–Tahiti: 'A View Taken in the Bay of Oaite Peha, Otaheite (Tahiti Revisited)'. Oil on canvas painting by William Hodges (28 October 1744 - 6 March 1797), c. 1776. William Hodges was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic. Hodges accompanied Cook to the Pacific as the expedition's artist in 1772-1775. Many of his sketches and wash paintings were adapted as engravings in Cook's published journals.
RM2K50J6E–Thailand / China: Cymbals and other miscellaneous Taoist religious paraphernalia used by Yao shaman. The Yao nationality (its majority branch is known as Mien) is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognized by Vietnam. In the last census, they numbered 2,637,421 in China, and roughly 470,000 in Vietnam. In Thailand they number 40,000 and i
RM2K50J8E–UK / England: Emperor Constantine the Great (272-337), 57th Roman emperor, statue next to York Minster, York. Sculpture by Philip Jackson, 1998. Constantine I (272-337), also known as Constantine the Great and Saint Constantine, was the son of Emperor Constantius. His father sent him east to serve under Emperors Diocletian and Galerius, spending some time in the court of the latter. After his father died in 306, Constantine was proclaimed his successor and emperor by his army at Ebocarum (York, England).
RM2K50J6K–Tahiti: 'General View of the Island of Otaheite (Tahiti, Bearing South-east)'. Oil on canvas painting by William Hodges (28 October 1744 - 6 March 1797), c. 1775. William Hodges was an English painter. He was a member of James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island and the Antarctic. Hodges accompanied Cook to the Pacific as the expedition's artist in 1772-1775. Many of his sketches and wash paintings were adapted as engravings in Cook's published journals.
RM2K50J8D–Thailand: A pot of locally grown Chinese green tea, Yun Lai Viewpoint, Pai, northern Thailand. According to oral tradition, tea has been grown in China for more than four millennia. The earliest written accounts of tea making, however, date from around 350 CE, when it first became a drink at the imperial court.