Mutsuhito, The Meiji Emperor
Uchida KuichiWW-1873-157920
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 Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1986
Catalogue
- Year
- 1873
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 19.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Uchida Kuichi
Artist
Uchida Kuichi
Photography
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.
Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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- Uchida Kuichi
- Year
- 1873
- Dimensions
- 25.1 x 19.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1873-157920
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- Status
- verified