TBM1772478: Biwa Lake from Miidera, Japan, c.1890 (hand-coloured b/w photo), Japanese Photographer, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

TBM1772483: Kyoto, Japan (hand-coloured b/w photo), Japanese Photographer, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

TBM1772487: Sanjiu Sangendo images at Kyoto, Japan (hand-coloured b/w photo), Japanese Photographer, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773594: Burma / Myanmar: Seated bodhisattva (enlightenment being) figure in a gateway leading into the Ananda Temple, Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773601: India: Devotees at the Krishna Balaram Temple, a Hare Krishna temple built in 1975, Vrindavan, near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773602: India: Devotees at the Krishna Balaram Temple, a Hare Krishna temple built in 1975, Vrindavan, near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773635: Burma / Myanmar: Devotees at the Maha Muni Buddha image, Maha Muni Pagoda (Great Sage Pagoda), Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773638: Burma / Myanmar: Roof detail, Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung (Shwenandaw Monastery or Golden Palace Monastery), Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773643: Burma / Myanmar: Buddha in the central snactuary of the main building, Shwe Nan Daw Kyaung (Shwenandaw Monastery or Golden Palace Monastery), Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773650: Burma / Myanmar: The kyauksa gu" or stone inscription caves housing the Tipitaka Kyauksa (stone pages of the Canon of Theravada Buddhism), Kuthodaw Pagoda (home to the largest book in the world), Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773660: Japan: Emperor Uda, 59th ruler of Japan (notionally r. 887-897). Detail from a painting on silk, Ninna Ji Temple, Kyoto, 15th century / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773662: Japan: Minamoto no Hiromasa (918-980), grandson of Emperor Daigo (r. 897-930) playing the flute. 'Suzaku Gate Moon', Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 1886, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-92) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773664: Japan: General Tawara Hidesato kneeling at the court of Emperor Suzaku (r. 930-946). Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), 1890, Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-92) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773665: Japan: General Tawara Hidesato and the Dragon Princess, from the series '53 Pairings for the Tokaido Road', Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), 1845. The giant centipede Seta is depicted in the top left panel, Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773668: Burma / Myanmar: Buddha, Nagayon Temple (11th - 12th century CE), Bagan (Pagan) Ancient City / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773672: Burma / Myanmar: Buddha shrine in the Sutaungpyei Pagoda at the summit of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773674: Burma / Myanmar: An Arhat" or 'perfected person' flanking a Buddha statue in the Sutaungpyei Pagoda at the summit of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773677: Burma / Myanmar: Bathing Buddha statues with water (a merit making act) in the Sutaungpyei Pagoda at the summit of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773681: Burma / Myanmar: Bathing Buddha statues with water (a merit making act) in the Sutaungpyei Pagoda at the summit of Mandalay Hill, Mandalay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773683: Korea: Major General Park Chung-Hee (centre) at the time of the May 16th military coup, Seoul, May 16, 1961 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773691: Japan: Scene of destruction in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773699: Japan: Scene of destruction in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Central Tokyo viewed from the roof of the Imperial Hotel / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773700: Japan: Scene of destruction in Tokyo after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. View from Tokyo across Yokohama to Tokyo Bay / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773705: Vietnam: A market near Saigon, with ethnic Vietnamese, Hoa Chinese and Indians represented, 1872 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773706: Vietnam: A Chinese merchant family in Cholon, Saigon, 1872 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773713: Nepal: Snake charmers at the Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773720: Burma / Myanmar: A leg rowing Intha fisherman shows off his skills with a large conical fish trap at Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773729: Burma / Myanmar: A leg rowing Intha fisherman shows off his skills with a large conical fish trap at Inle Lake, Shan State / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773734: Nepal: A statue of the Hindu god Hanuman, devotee of Rama, Hanuman shrine in Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773742: Nepal: A sadhu stands in front of the Bagmati River, Pashupatinath, Kathmandu / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773764: Southeast Asia: Red-tailed ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum), also known as arboreal ratsnake and red-tailed racer / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773765: Southeast Asia: Red-tailed ratsnake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum), also known as arboreal ratsnake and red-tailed racer / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773769: Burma / Myanmar: The great reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya (temple), Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773770: Burma / Myanmar: The great reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya (temple), Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773775: Burma / Myanmar: The 108 distinguishing marks of the Buddha on the soles of the great reclining Buddha at Chaukhtatgyi Paya (temple), Yangon (Rangoon) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1773779: Thailand: The main chedi at the Golden Mount (Wat Saket), Bangkok / Bridgeman Images