Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor
1873 · Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color
25.1 x 19.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Uchida Kuichi
1844–1875
WA-00044969
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Uchida Kuichi was a pioneering Japanese photographer from Nagasaki. He was greatly respected as a portrait photographer and was the only photographer granted a sitting to photograph the Emperor Meiji.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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