1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 This is an original 1893

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 1871 monochrome in-text wood engraving of the interior of a children's play room and nursery inside a day care center that was located on the East End of London

This is an original 1966 color print ad for the First National City Bank featuring the Bombay (Mumbai)Citibank staff at the Gateway of India monument in Bombay (Mumbai)

It is visible on this digital copy

This is an original 1918 black and white print ad for Peru Chair Works' furniture in the style of Louis XV

1859 Wood Engraving Portrait English Male Female Man Woman Edo Period XGCB2 XGSB4 This is an original 1893This 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