Japanese infantry musicians; one beating a drum (taiko) carried by another. Both in helmets; kimono over leggings and sandals; wearing swords. Handcoloured woodcut by Decamps after an illustration by C.L. from Auguste Wahlen's 鈥楳oeurs; Usages et Costumes de tous les Peuples du Monde;' Librairie Historique-Artistique; Brussels; 1845. Wahlen was the pseudonym of Jean-Francois-Nicolas Loumyer (1801-1875); a writer and archivist with the Heraldic Department of Belgium.