Antique Sacred Prints
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Chapel V of V

Rites of the World

How European engravers pictured the religions of the world: Bernard Picart's Religious Ceremonies of the 1720s, the Hindu gods of Sonnerat's Voyage of 1806, Ferrario's costume atlas, and the rites of Mexico, Japan, China and the Caribbean.

11 prints

By faithChristianity 23Judaism 8Islam 13Hinduism 45Buddhism and East Asian faiths 32Indigenous Americas 20
By dateBefore 1700 51700 to 1799 601800 to 1849 531850 and after 17
Order: Price, high to lowPrice, low to highOldest firstNewest first
Antique Print of a Funeral Procession of the Kings of Vietnam or Tonkin, 1725

Rites of the World · MDCCXXV

Antique Print of a Funeral Procession of the Kings of Vietnam or Tonkin, 1725

1725 · 46.7 × 39.5 cm£635

Antique Print of Japanese Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies by B. Picart, c.1730

Rites of the World · MDCCXXX

Antique Print of Japanese Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies by B. Picart, c.1730

1730 · 49 × 40 cm£380

Religious Antique Engravings of Confucius and Buddha Amida in Japan, ca.1782

Rites of the World · MDCCLXXXII

Religious Antique Engravings of Confucius and Buddha Amida in Japan, ca.1782

1782 · 37 × 26.5 cm£340

Buddhist Talapoins next to Pagodas and Parasols given by the King of Siam, c1730

Rites of the World · MDCCXXX

Buddhist Talapoins next to Pagodas and Parasols given by the King of Siam, c1730

1730 · 23.5 × 37 cm£220

Antique Print of Statues of Buddha and Siamese Deities by A. van der Laan, 1739

Rites of the World · MDCCXXXIX

Antique Print of Statues of Buddha and Siamese Deities by A. van der Laan, 1739

1739 · 22.8 × 19.5 cm£210

Old Print Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon', 1758

Rites of the World · MDCCLVIII

Old Print Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon', 1758

1758 · 20.5 × 27 cm£205

Old Engraving Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon' in Japan, 1758

Rites of the World · MDCCLVIII

Old Engraving Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon' in Japan, 1758

1758 · 20 × 27 cm£205

Antique Print of a Chinese Funeral, 1749

Rites of the World · MDCCXLIX

Antique Print of a Chinese Funeral, 1749

1749 · 31.5 × 23 cm£155

Antique Print of Tongzhou in China and a Pilgrimage for a Fertile Year, 1746

Rites of the World · MDCCXLVI

Antique Print of Tongzhou in China and a Pilgrimage for a Fertile Year, 1746

1746 · 18 × 25.5 cm£155

Antique Print of Monks of Fo in China 1749

Rites of the World · MDCCXLIX

Antique Print of Monks of Fo in China 1749

1749 · 19 × 26 cm£120

Antique Print of Tongzhou and a Pilgrimage by Van Schley, 1749

Rites of the World · MDCCXLIX

Antique Print of Tongzhou and a Pilgrimage by Van Schley, 1749

1749 · 19.5 × 25.5 cm£85