Japan: Two Japanese soldiers, one carrying a standard and the other a symbolic parasol. Hand-coloured engraving by Edouard Vermorcken (1 November 1820 - 23 November 1906), c. 1843-1844. Hand-coloured engraving from 'Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde, d'apres des Documents Authentiques et les Voyages les plus Recents', by Auguste Wahlen (Brussels, 1843-1844).

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