Painted portrait of Tokugawa Iemochi
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- R452 (Rosin Number) FSA A1999.35 452
- General
- Handwritten on verso: "Late Emperor of Japan. 1873." Stamped on verso: "Renjio, Yokohama," and imprint.
- Photographer
- Shimooka, Renjō, 1823-1914
- Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Rosin, Nancy
- Photographer
- Shimooka, Renjō, 1823-1914
- Collection Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Collection Creator
- Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
- Ueno, Hikoma, 1838-1904
- Beato, Felice, b. ca. 1825
- Collection Collector
- Rosin, Nancy
- Collection Creator
- Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911
- Underwood & Underwood
- Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Japan -- Kings and rulers
- Japan -- Description and Travel
- Photographer
- Shimooka, Renjō, 1823-1914
- Collector
- Rosin, Henry D., Dr.
- Rosin, Nancy
- See more items in
- Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan
- Biographical / Historical
- Generally thought of as the father of Japanese photography, Shimooka Renjo was born in Shimoda, Japan, in 1823. In 1843 he secured an apprenticeship with artist Kano Tosan in Tokyo. Inspired by a daguerreotype he saw in 1844, Shimooka decided to learn more about photography. Shimooka learned the basics of photography from Henry Heusken, the interpreter to the American counsel, Townsend Harris. Shimooka moved to Yokohama in 1859. In Yokohama, Shimooka received formal training in photography and purchased photographic equipment and in 1862 opened his first studio. Apprentices at Shimooka's studio included Yokoyama Matsusaburo, Usui Shusaburo, Esaki Reiji, and Suzuiki Shin'ichi. Shimooka Renjo died in 1914. [biographical information is from: Bennet, T. (1996). Early Japanese images. Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc. ]
- Extent
- 1 Cartes-de-viste (card photographs) (9.6 x 6.2 cm.)
- Date
- 1873
- Container
- Box 24, Item R452
- Archival Repository
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
- Identifier
- FSA.A1999.35, Item FSA A1999.35 452
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Cartes-de-viste (card photographs)
- Photographs
- Cartes-de-visite
- Portraits
- Collection Citation
- Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. FSA.A1999.35. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs
- Cartes-de-visite
- Portraits
- Scope and Contents
- Cartes-de-visite. Photograph of a painted portrait of Tokugawa Iemochi (徳川将軍).
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643210100175-1643210104653-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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