Japan's new Emperor Naruhito attends a ritual called Chokushi-Hakken-no-gi, a ceremony of dispatching Imperial Envoys to the Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine) and Mausolea of Emperor Jinmu and the 4 recent ...

TOKYO, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, ...

The emperor's new robe, in Hans Christian Andersen's fable, wasn't visible, of course. But a dragon robe worn by Emperor Qianlong (reign 1735-1796) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is very much on show ...

At the first special auction for embroidered articles named "Kingdom of Silk" that is sponsored by China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd., an imperial robe worn by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty ...

[Photo/A screenshot of Emperor Qianlong's robe that will go on auction] A robe that belonged to China's 18th century Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong will go under the hammer in London on November 8, ...

Visitors walk past a red figured satin Jifu, an auspicious clothing of Emperor Kangxi, in a mall in east China's Shanghai Municipality on May 5, 2011. A special "Dragon Robe Exhibition" was recently ...

A rare Imperial robe worn by the Emperor of China over 100 years ago has been discovered packed away in a cardboard box. The 19th Century garment was found boxed up in the back of a drawer at a house ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito walks to Yukiden to attend 'Daijosai', the most overtly religious ceremony of the emperor's accession rituals, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters TOKYO – Japanese ...

Embroidered silk robe and sleeves which once belonged to the Emperor of China. It was taken from the Imperial Palace by Captain Henry Ely of the 99th Regiment - an antecedent regiment of the Wiltshire ...