Huang Qing Zhi Gong Tu 皇清职贡图
Huang Qing Zhi Gong Tu or Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples is a 18th century work by the Qing Dynasty, it is a collection
Travel Sketches
Reiseskizzen google-translates to Travel Sketches. Singapore, Malacca, Java: Reiseskizzen was published in 1866 and written by Andreas Fedor Jagor, a German ethnologist, naturalist and explorer.
David Bade’s Of Palm Wine, Women and War
In 1293, a year before the end of his reign, the Great Khan Khubilai, founder of the Yuan Dynasty, dispatched an army to Java. David
Betel Chewing and a Dilemma of Depiction
In my new zine of collected drawings, there are a couple of these trivia pages briefly talking about practises/objects of SEA that I find interesting.
Grande tenue de la cour d’Annam by Nguyen Van Nhan (1902)
“Official Dress of the Court of Annam”, a series of 54 paintings by the court painter of the last Nguyen Dynasty. Painted during a period
DOWNLOAD: Wise Serpent
The Wise Serpent is an enormous and sacred cobra — a snake, able to charm and transform others. (A 5E character class)
DOWNLOAD: Charm Addict
The Charm Addict is a body-mod enthusiast — augmenting themselves via magic inserted under the skin. (A 5E character class)
PREVIEW: Youngest Hara’s War
An origin story: the hero Youngest Hara meets a monkey sage, and complains about his lack of worthy foes …
PROCESS: Naming Ngelalangka
Chewing on mouthfeel and (hopefully) avoiding cringe: the nebulous process through which Ngelalangka got its name.
Burmese Royal Barges
Ridiculously awesome looking barges from Burma highlighted here on the British Library’s Asian and African Studies Blog. A Pyigyimon Royal barge: It’s basically 2 boats
