Meiji_tenno1.jpg

Summary

Description Conté portrait of the Emperor Meiji , drawn by Chiossone during his employment by the Imperial Printing Bureau: Chiossone was ordered to covertly sketch the emperor and create the final portrait from those sketches. The completed work was then photographed and distributed under the tacit approval of the Emperor to foreign governments and Japanese schools. [1] [2] The realism of the drawing was such that many mistook the portrait for an actual photograph. [1] [3]
Date
Source (1999-November) 天皇四代の肖像 (Tenno Yondai No Shozo) , Tokyo, Japan: 毎日新聞社 (Mainichi Shinbun Sha) ISBN : 4620605549 .
Author Artist: Eduardo Chiossone (1833–98); Photographer: Maruki Riyō (also misspelt as Maruki Toshiaki) [3]
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The author died in 1898, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer .

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References

  1. ↑ a b Keene, Donald (2002) "Chapter 40" in Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912 , New York, United States: Columbia University Press, pp. p. 417 Retrieved on 17 January 2011. ISBN : 0-231-12340-X .
  2. ↑ なぜ、明治神宮には狛犬がないのですか？ (in Japanese) . Meiji shrine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-26 . Retrieved on 2011-02-17 .
  3. ↑ a b Fujitani, Takashi (1998) [1996] "The Monarchy in Modernity" in Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan , California, United States: University of California Press, pp. p. 177 Retrieved on 17 January 2011. ISBN : 0-520-21371-8 .

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Conté portrait of the Emperor Meiji, drawn by Chiossone during his employment by the Imperial Printing Bureau.

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Emperor Meiji

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