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Subject: Mutual perceptions of Europe and Asia via portraits
Category: Arts and Entertainment > Visual Arts
Asked by: wiggly-ga
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Posted: 25 Aug 2003 12:14 PDT
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Question ID: 248598
I'm looking for images, slides or scannable or (ideally) downloadable
portraits (any medium - painting, drawing, print, photograph, etc.)
with the following characteristics: the portraits, past or present,
must be either of Asian individuals where there is some kind of
European element (clothing, activity, decor, architecture, scenery) in
the background, or of European individuals likewise against some Asian
background. Klimt's portrait of Elizabeth Bachofen Echt or Van Gogh's
of Pere Tangy are good examples of the latter, but I need more. Asians
in European settings (i.e., either in Europe or against a background
evoking Europe or Europeanness - no matter whether accurately or via
stereotypes) are harder to come by. Above all I need typical or
influential examples, which might include family photographs or
portraits and also mass imagery from posters or advertisements.  The
touchstone is that the images will have contributed to familiarising
Europeans with Asia and Asians with Europe.
A further category of images I am seeking, again in any medium, are
those showing Asians looking at portraits and Europeans doing likewise
- including Asians looking at European portraits and Europeans looking
at Asian ones.

By "Asia" is meant any part of the continent but especially E and SE
Asia; by "Europe" is meant any part of Europe west of the Urals but at
a pinch N America and Australasia or Southern Africa where there was
significant European settlement.
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Subject: Re: Mutual perceptions of Europe and Asia via portraits
Answered By: digsalot-ga on 28 Aug 2003 01:35 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Hello there

Since you said "past or present" and "any medium" I will try to cover
as many eras and areas as possible.  I am also glad you suggested
using North America in a "pinch."  The reason being the sheer number
of Asian-American family and historic photos from the early years of
immigration available - more so than a similar situation in Europe for
the time period covered.  However, because of the European inclination
of the question, I will use them as sparingly as possible.

Needless to say, there will be links to all kinds of web sites where
portraits and photos may be found.  I hope you like variety.  You also
understand that the concept of what constitutes a "portrait" may vary
between European and Asian standards.  I will define 'background' in
the classic manner as any feature of the portrait other than face and
hands.
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Here is a series of Chinese posters from the 1920s which are mostly
advertising for European style products.  Mass produced portrait like
images.  Some will feature western dress in an Asian setting and some
reverse.  Note the product display in many of them.  Since the website
is in French and I don't know if you read French (I don't), I will
break it down picture by picture.  These images are from "Centre de
design de l'Université du Québec à Montréal
Collection Marc Choko"   All are portrait style with one or two
people.

This is an ad for "Umbrella Soap" women in 1920s western garb in an
Asian setting
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=2

Image is of Asian woman in Asian setting.  Clothing style is a hybrid
of Asian and western 'peasant' design.  Note the high heeled pointed
toe shoes and product display at bottom.  The ad is for Du Pont.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=4

In this ad, both the furniture and clothing are western
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=5

This great ad for the Williams Candy Co. touts a product called
"Purge." - Classic image, western dress.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=7

A shoe ad.  Mixed clothing style, Euro style background including
gothic style building and tennis players.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=9

Asian dress surrounded by a plethora of western "style" cosmetic
items.  Building in background has Euro flavor.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=10

An Eveready battery ad.  Classic Asian portrait and background
surrounded by flashlights and batteries.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=14

Asian dress but in a Euro style house
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=15

Shoe ad - Hybrid dress, Euro/western style shoes
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=17

Bathing beauty
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=19

Cigarette ad - Rat brand
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=20

MIxed dress, airplanes in background
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=21

Another with aircraft in background, western aviation dress
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=22

Four different images - cigarette ads
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=24

western dress, western furniture
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=98&Pos=30

There are several in this series I did not use as I didn't know if the
cultural contrast would be strong enough.  You can check them out if
you wish here:
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/default.asp?Code=98

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 A contemporary western artist views Japanese in modern western dress
and from the 19th century we see concepts of how Europeans were viewed
in a series of paintings by Japanese artists of European subjects and
more.  Clothing will be the most common of the 'props' found in most
all of this.

Here you will find a remarkable series of paintings of Japanese,
mostly in modern western dress, done by Angela Ursillo.  Beautiful.
http://homepage.mac.com/bearcubstudio/PhotoAlbum11.html
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This remarkable page is a collection of portraits of Dutch Europeans
done by Japanese artists in the 17th through mid 19th centuries.
http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/japaneseprints/dutch.html

Here is a similar page dealing with Japanese painted portraits of
other Europeans and Americans  from 1850 on through the end of the
19th century.
http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/japaneseprints/yokohama.html

For both of the above webpages, the prints are in the collection of
the Netherlands Economic History Archive (NEHA), which is housed in
the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam.

This is a painting of a Dutch couple from 19th century Japan. 
However, even though the clothing is European, the "Dutch" are given
oriental features.  Click on the image to enlarge.
http://artwork.barewalls.com/product/framer.exe?ArtworkID=52677&thumbs=1&productid=26281
- From Barewalls Art Prints and Posters Online
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First Committee Straits Chinese British Association - Chinese in
European garb and Chinese in Chinese garb in front of a European style
building. - http://www.peranakan.org.sg/images/gallery/4personalities/1stcommb.jpg

Chinese man in turn of the century European style formal attire
including sword:
http://www.peranakan.org.sg/images/gallery/4personalities/prezb_ossong.jpg
- website of Peranakan.org

Japanese Portrait Painting of a Western Woman - meiji period - late
19th century - An example of a European with Asian dress and Asian
background imagry. - http://www.euronet.nl/users/artnv/japgirl.html
Please check out the link to the portraits of Mr. amd Mrs. Walker at
the bottom of the page to access two more portraits of Europeans in
Asian dress and background.  "These painting were probably painted in
Yokohama using pre-painted figures in both men's and women's Japanese
costume. The faces were painted in to complete the portrait. These
paintings are very well painted with excellent detail." - quote from
"Japanese Art and Western Influence"

This is a small image but one of Asian (Chinese) men in an English
setting.  About two thirds down the page.
"Seamen unloading tea in London in the nineteenth century. The first
Chinese communities in Britain were formed by seafarers." - Chinese
laborers in an English port."  The Chinese wear traditional style but
notice the European style in the background.
http://www.cre.gov.uk/ethdiv/ed_immigrants.html - From "Immigrants
Past and Present"

The photo of the Geisha on the right has a European style painted
landscape background rather than a traditional Japanese painting.  The
European influence here being landscape painting style.
http://www.sakura-do.com/n006.html - From Sakura-do photography sales

Photo of man with his bicycle. From same website as above.  European
clothing, European style painted background. photo from 1901.
http://www.sakura-do.com/cdv006.html

Photo of an officer adorned with medals, presumably a veteran of the
Russo-Japan War.  - another from same website - Officer wears European
style uniform rather than traditional Japanese style.
http://www.sakura-do.com/cdv002.html

In the top photo, family portrait in traditional Japanese dress but
props in photo are a pedestal along classic "Greek" lines with
furniture and table drapery classic Victorian.
http://www.sakura-do.com/cdv11.html
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This page displays several photos of European and western influenced
sports costume in Japan from 1900 to 1925.
http://www.sakura-do.com/cdv010.html

While we are talking about sports costume:

We can continue with sports where European influenced fashion
dominates in Asia. All are portrait mode.

These would also fall under the "mass imagery" heading. 

Ice skaters to begin with:
http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Men/Yunfei1.jpg
- Yunfei LI

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Men/takahashi1.jpg
- Daisuke Takahashi

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Men/Nakaniwa1.jpg
- Kensuke NKANIWA

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Men/min1.jpg -
Min Zhan

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Men/Honda1.jpg
- Takeshi HONDA

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Ex/suguri1.jpg
- Fumie SUGURI

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Ex/arakawa1.jpg
- Shizuka ARAKAWA

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Ex/Yukari1.jpg
- Yukari NAKANO

http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/skate/photo/034Conti/Ex/x_z2.jpg -
Xue Shen / Hongbo Zhao

All photos above by "Moon" - main webpage if you seek permission to
use them
http://kozue0420.hp.infoseek.co.jp/index.htm

This website has many pages of Asians in western garb from formal to
swimsuits.  Click in the upper right corner for male Chinese stars.
Dozens of pictures.  All are portrait mode.
http://www.starfigures.com/chineseidols/index.shtml - Starfigures.com

Late 1940s fashion shot of Japanese woman in European/American style
posed in front of building in western architectural style.
http://www.sakura-do.com/appw009.html - another photo from Sakura-do
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The next five listings are not "Portraits" per se.  However, I thought
they may add something to the general category because of the subject
matter.

Poster - "Book and Pencils for Children's Day" - Adults in
semi-traditional garb, child in western style shorts and shirt.
http://posters.barnesandnoble.com/search/product_large.asp?userid=4YHLJNFZ7D&EAN=9780587156451
Website of Barnes and Noble

Poster - "Building a Toy House" - Asian children in western dress
http://posters.barnesandnoble.com/search/product_large.asp?userid=4YHLJNFZ7D&EAN=9780326402863
Website of Barnes and Noble

Poster - "Buying a Table" - Mix of Asian and western dress with
European/western style furniture
http://posters.barnesandnoble.com/search/product_large.asp?userid=4YHLJNFZ7D&EAN=9780587156840
website of Barnes and Noble

Poster - "Celebrating the New Year" - traditional East Asian
celebration with children in western style dress
http://posters.barnesandnoble.com/search/product_large.asp?userid=4YHLJNFZ7D&EAN=9780587156529
Website of Barnes and Noble

Poster - "Children's Day Evening Parade" - Asian children in western
dress carrying oriental lanterns
http://posters.barnesandnoble.com/search/product_large.asp?userid=4YHLJNFZ7D&EAN=9780587156574
Website of Barnes and Noble
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Emperor Taisho (Yoshihito) in European style military uniform and
photo setting.
http://www.monjapon.com/rekishi/taisho-yoshihito.jpg

Another of the emperor in European style military uniform
http://www.jinjapan.org/museum/historyofjp/history15.jpg

Here you will have to scroll to near the bottom of the page to find
two images from the Meiji Restoration.  The first is another emperor
in western style uniform but the best of the two is the one right
beneath it, called Meiji Enlightenment.  It is the portrait of a
couple playing piano and flute dressed in European high style but in
an oriental setting.  A rather small image but a historically
important one.
http://www.jinjapan.org/museum/historyofjp/histjpm.html
This and the image right above are from the Virtual Museum of Japanese
Arts
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This next series of images and the quotes associated with them are
from New York University

"First introduced at mission schools in the Taisho era, Western-style
clothing was adopted at public schools as the uniform for female
students. It eased travelling to school and engaging in sports
activities, and curbed the tendency towards flashy dress. The sailor
uniform, the most typical schoolgirl style, persists to this day."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/images/women/1915-1.jpg

"1883 marked the opening of the Rokumeikan, an elegant Italianate
building designed for official government functions as well as balls
and receptions. There society’s upper crust-wives garbed in Western
dress included-mingled and met foreign dignitaries. This upper-class
woman poses in daytime dress, complete with imported fan and gloves."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1883.htm

"In 1885, at the suggestion of the Japanese army surgeon general,
beaches were opened to the public for the first time in order to
promote physical fitness. Swimsuits appeared around 1897. Made of
cotton-knit fabric, they were nicknamed shimauama, which means zebra,
after their stripes. This style remained popular until the end of the
Taisho era (1912-1926)."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1900-a.htm

"This woman wears her hair in the hisashigami style, which developed
in parallel to the American Gibson Girl look and was popular in most
social classes until the end of the Taisho. In the 1890s, the early
days of the style-which was achieved by inserting a hairpiece-the
front and sides were not as pronounced, but they gradually became more
flamboyant. Most importantly, the hisashigami style liberated women
from the laborious efforts required for traditional Japanese hairdos."
- You will also notice the Euro style blouse she is wearing.
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1900-b.htm

"This young woman sports the trendy mimikakushi-literally
"covering-the-ears"-hairstyle of the 1920s. After gaining popularity
in the U.S., the style hit the shores of Japan in 1922 and soon became
a classic. Until this time, Japanese hairstyles had been relatively
unaffected by world trends."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1925-a.htm

"The early Showa period (1926-1988) saw the emergence of a new type of
Japanese woman, the modern girl, called moga in Japanese. With their
short hair and Western-style clothes-often seen in the Ginza-moga were
Japanese counterparts of American flappers. At first, this style of
dress was limited to public wear, as is the case here."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1931.htm

"As more Japanese women entered the workforce, Western-style clothes
became the norm for businesswomen. Hemlines, which had, like those in
the West, dropped nearly to the ankle in 1930, rose again, becoming
the highest ever in 1937."
http://www.nyu.edu/pages/greyart/exhibits/shiseido/w1939-a.htm
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From the 1850s onwards, objects from Japan flowed into the west and
attracted the attention of both artists and collectors. The Paris
Exposition Universelle of 1867 brought an influx of more things
Japanese, as well as Japanese visitors to the city. The term
"japonisme" was coined in 1872 by Philippe Burty, a French art critic,
to describe what was essentially a new field of study - the influence
of Japanese style on French art.  You are already familiar with it in
the works of Van Gogh.

Here is the painting "Two Ladies in the Garden" by Tissot - note the
Tori gate to the real left even though the setting is European.
To access this painting, scroll about 20% down the page.  The
click-to-enlarge image is on the left.
http://www.doylenewyork.com/specialist/default.htm

This etching by Tissot is called "The Hammock" - you will find asian
props such as the Japanese umbrella and more.
http://www.ago.net/www/picture.three/tissot.jpg

This Tissot painting is of a nude in front of Japanese soji screens
http://dijoon.free.fr/mba/tissot-japonaise.jpg

At the very bottom of this page, you will find a painting by Renoir. 
Notice the Asian wall covering behind the subjects.
http://www.jef.or.jp/en/jti/200307_011.html

"Comtesse d’Yanville and Her Four Children" - Another painting by
Tissot - notice the Chinese wall covering in the background
http://www.artsmia.org/collection/search/art.cfm?id=5426#
This image also has a zoom feature so you can look at it in detail.
From  Minneapolis Institute of Arts

"Mrs Newton with a Parasol" - Tissot - The parasol is Japanese, Mrs
Newton is in Victorian dress.
http://artmagick.com/paintings/painting3635.aspx
From Art Magick

"The Bunch of Lilacs" - Tissot - portrait of a woman with a large
Chinese lantern or bird cage in the background.
http://artmagick.com/paintings/painting3617.aspx 
From Art Magick

"Young Ladies Looking at Japanese Objects" - Tissot - self explanatory
http://artmagick.com/paintings/painting3640.aspx
From Art Magick

"Young Lady Holding Japanese Objects" - Tissot - His interpretation of
a Japanese lady.
http://artmagick.com/paintings/painting3620.aspx
From Art Magick
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NOBUKAZU EMPEROR TAISHO WEDDING WOODBLOCK PRINT- Original Japanese
woodblock print by Nobukazu titled "Kouj Gokekkonshiki" from the
"Eight Scenes of Modern Tokyo" series circa. 1900 and showing the
marriage of Emperor Taisho.  - - The uniforms and clothing are
European but the setting is Japanese.
http://www.japaneseswordstore.com/art/taishowedding2.jpg
From the Japanese Sword Store

Emperor Hirohito in full European style regalia
http://www.info-regenten.de/regent/regent-d/pictures/japan-hirohito.jpg

We may have to stretch a bit to make this a "portrait."  Picture of
traditionally dressed Japanese girls with modern short hair and a
telescope as symbol of western science.
http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/sashimisen/taisho_bestanden/telescope.JPG

Painting of two Japanese couples in western dress, Meiji era.
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/imperialism/images/Meiji.gif
From Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center

Japanese emperor in European regalia
http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/meiji.jpg
From City University New York

An Englishman in Japanese garb.  "Josiah Conder helped build the
public facade of Meiji Japan."
Conder in kimono with haori and hakama 
http://www.theeast.co.jp/2001/373/bio373.jpg
From "East" magazine

Toyohara Chikanobu: A Mirror of Japanese Nobility (1887) - Family
portrait, Japanese nobility, European dress, Asian setting
http://www.culturevulture.net/ArtandArch/Meiji-trinity.jpg
From Culture Vulture.net

Group of ladies in western dress 1880s
http://www.culturevulture.net/ArtandArch/Meiji-bustles.jpg
From Culture Vulture.net

Photo of Japanese man 1880
http://oldphoto.lb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/univj/data/image/1000/0879.jpg

The seven wise men of Saga, who created modern Japan. A mix of
Japanese and European dress in this assembly of portraits.
http://www.pref.saga.jp/eibun/ekenjin.html

Portrait of a Chinese Gentlemen Courtesy of Dennis O'Hoy Golden Dragon
Museum Showing Face Exhibition - European style clothig and bicycle.
http://sbs.com.au/media/theworldnews/1866portrait_chinese_man_sm.jpg

Chinese youth in traditional garb with Victorian furnishings including
neo-Greek vase.
http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/hstaa432/lesson_15/uwbrodeck75.jpg
From University of Washington

European in front of Japanese background
http://graphics.palomar.edu/sschreiber/webimages/portrait.jpg
Palomar College

Sun Yat Sen - Father of modern China - western wear
http://sunyatsen.hawaii.org/images/myth/front_img.jpg
Large graphic, slow to load
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Hawaii Foundation

Family photo portrait
Western garb and painted background
http://citd.scar.utoronto.ca/ggp/ethnic_groups/chinese/Jean_Lumb/Images/family.1.jpg
University of Toronto

Chinese Musician - traditional garb, very contemporary European
setting
http://www.mnpa.org/poy/1995/portrait/porthm1.jpg

Portrait Chinese cook holding caucasion child and painted
Euro/American background
http://www.theprogress.com/pages/Millenium/MilleniumImages/1890Photo2.gif

Family portrait - both traditional and western garb, western setting
http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/worldlit/canada/Chinese/May_ying_boy.jpg

Asian man western garb - contemporary painting with microphines,
strawberries and a ???? little dog
http://www.chinese-art.com/volume1issue3/images/c5n.JPG
Chineseart.com

Not the happiest of images.  Two chinese women with volkswagon.  You
will see what I mean.  western style dress and the car.
http://www.chinese-art.com/volume1issue3/lh10.htm
From women century

Young chinese man, western dress
http://www.or.blm.gov/roseburg/china_ditch/Pictures/chinaman3.jpg

Early portrait of Chinese man in western dress
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00005661_16a

Chinese mother and children - note painted background and clock on
table
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00005673_16a

Part of"The Courtesan" by Vincent Van Gogh recreated by Ashley Perkins
Acrylic
http://168.216.219.18/bhs/art/98/Japanese.jpg

Japanese couple - bride in traditional attire - groom in formal
European attire
http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibits/fivegen/graphics/fivegener1.gif

Group portrait - mixed garb - note western style military uniform and
far right front row, a man in western style suit.
http://www.geocities.com/marshette/temp/ajapoffic.jpg

Japanese officer western style uniform
http://www.gnt.net/~jrube/Genjirou/07.jpg

Self-Portrait with a Japanese Print - Van Gogh
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/f_0319.jpg

Portrait of Père Tanguy - Van Gogh - I know you mentioned it, but just
in case, here it is again
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/p_0363.htm

Leon Wyczolkowski, "Portrait of Feliks Jasienski", 1911, pastel -
wearing Chinese robe
http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~zbigniew/Manggha/jasienski1.gif
University of Michigan

Kaori Yamamoto is creating a self portrait entitled 'Room of Love'
based on the theme of love hotels. - western garb and furnishings
http://paper.cup.com/cas/yamamoto/ainoheya.jpg

Portrait of St. Francis Xavier, painted by an unknown Japanese artist
http://www.xaviermissionaries.org/M_Stories/Xavier10.jpg

Self portrait of looking at a portrait with Japanese elements in the
background including another self portrait in Japanese robes. 
Confused enough yet?
http://www.hardiehouse.org/art/gallery/omarshall/omar1b.jpg - art work
by Orr Marshall

"Assorted Elegant Beauties of the Present Age" - another art work by
Orr Marshall - notice the western city skyline in background.  I
realize it could be a modern Japanese city skyline as well as European
or American.  But I thought the mix of "traditional" and "western"
quite interesting
http://www.hardiehouse.org/art/gallery/omarshall/soroi2b.html

Early Japanese family portrait - western dress
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/japanese/images/a11.JPG

Yoichi and Tsuki Hironaka taken on their wedding day April 10, 1913 -
This is in Canada rather than Europe - western dress.  From this page
you can access several other photos of this couple.  One is the one
above.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/japanese/a9.htm

Saionji Kimmochi, (1849-1940), Japanese Representative at WWI Paris
Peace Conference, Portrait: 1919 - western dress
http://www.cshgallery.org/otherportraits/thumbnails/kimmochi2.jpg
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This next group of pictures is from University of California, Berkeley

Chinese family portrait, mixed clothing style
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00001203_16a

Chinese man pulling rickshaw - passenger is caucasian
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00001200_16a

Fong Wing - chinese man -western clothing
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00001205_16a

Chinese family portrait - mixed dress - western background
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00001210_16a

Chinese family portrait - mixed dress - western background
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flipomatic/cic/images@ViewImage?img=brk00001209_16a
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This next section  is of Communist era posters.  I wouldn't know
whether to call them European/Chinese hybrids or not.  Much of the
dress is influenced by western style but has that "Maoist" overtone. 
I am including a few of them, just in case.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/default.asp?Code=99 - If you
want to check others. - - From Centre de design de l'Université du
Québec à Montréal Collection Marc Choko

Portrait of Policeman and child - western dress
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=99&Pos=3

Group style portrait, western style dress asian background
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=99&Pos=4

Portrait of two girls.  note western style products on display for
sale.
http://www.pixelcreation.fr/diaporama/diapo.asp?Code=99&Pos=5
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European stereotypes of Chinese dress - group portrait -  "The Feast
of Lanterns" - not an Asian face in the bunch and look what passes for
Chinese costume?
http://www.imdiversity.com/ArticleImages/asian/wang_monterey_8_15_01.jpg

This picture is American rather than European but the stereotyping
could be indicitive of either continent.
http://sheetmusic.berkeley.edu/courses/is182/papers/final_html_18236204.jpg

This has a little bit of everything in it - I think it would classify
as a mass produced bit of "pop-portraiture"
http://gmi.rocketbaby.net/h29e20004.jpg

In this series of images, look in the background of the top one and
you will find an early Dutchman.
http://www.memorylanepostcards.org/pages/foreign11.html

It was a very interesting search.

Since you said Asians in European/Western settings were harder to come
by, I concentrated mostly on those with examples of the other things
you wanted added in.

If I may clarify any of the above, please ask

Cheers
digsalot
wiggly-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars
this is a very enterprising and helpful answer, well worth the
investment.  Many thanks

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