Archivo: Mutsuhito-Emperor-Meiji-1873

Description: Title: Mutsuhito The Meiji Emperor 1873. The Imperial Household Agency chose Uchida Kuichi, one of the most renowned photographers in Japan at the time, as the only artist permitted to photograph the Meiji Emperor in 1872 and again in 1873. Up to this point, no emperor had ever been photographed. Uchida established his reputation making portraits of samurai loyal to the ruling Tokugawa shogunate. Dimensions: 25.1 x 19.5 cm (9 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.) Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative with applied color.
Title: Mutsuhito-Emperor-Meiji-1873
Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/264743 2. Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History (神奈川県立歴史博物館蔵)
Author: Uchida Kuichi (内田九一) (1844–1875)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No