John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 15-3.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 15-3 .
Creator
Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873 (engraver)
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left (all images signed "Hartwell " unless otherwise noted) : "Abyssinia " [now Ethiopia/Eritrea] , with three people , stringed instrument , and spear and shield ; procession including people riding on elephant ; people , including woman carrying jug on head and man wearing turban , stand near shore while ships sail in; men with Confucian hats and mustaches bow before man on horseback (possibly Genghis Khan) ; number 15 ; "Cochin-Chinese " [now Vietnamese/Cambodian] men seated on ground wearing hats , not signed ; Asian man starts fire , observed by men wearing embroidered tunics ; "Hindoos " [Indian people] , some wearing turbans , not signed ; "Turks " wearing turbans ; "Malays " [Austronesian people] wearing turbans and harem pants and gesturing toward approaching ship ; faded image of horse-drawn chariot leading military procession - no visible signature ; "Japanese " including man wearing wide-brimmed hat and kimono ; person with ponytail holding lantern above woman , and three other figures in background ; "Armenians " men wearing hats ; "Burmese " people in robes ; "Chinese " people beside water , with ships and pagoda in background ; people bowing before man seated cross-legged on throne .
Subject
Ethiopia Stringed instruments Men Women Elephants Ethnology--Vietnam Ethnology--Cambodia Ethnology--India Ethnology--Turkey Malays (Asian people) Ethnology--Japan Ethnology--Armenia Ethnology--Burma Ethnology--China
People Pictured
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Source
12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 15-3
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