木村政信像

Portrait of Kimura Masanobu 木村政信像

SHIMOOKA Renjo 下岡蓮杖

This is believed to be oldest known example of Renjo’s surviving works. It gives the impression that Renjo didn’t yet have mastery of the technology; in any case, today the image is dark and difficult to see. However, it is a very interesting work because of the handling of the subject and the fact that it is preserved in a wooden case with an inscription. This portrait was made before set positions were adopted in portrait photography in Japan. Note how the subject is photographed from a diagonal and with his mouth is slightly open; these are conventions seen in nishiki-e printmaking to suggest movement.

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Title: Portrait of Kimura Masanobu
Original title: 木村政信像
Artist Name: SHIMOOKA Renjo
Year: 1862
Material / Technique: Ambrotype
Dimensions: 81x69mm
Accession number: 10004065
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum “Search the Collection”: https://collection.topmuseum.jp/Publish/detailPage/14968/

Metadata

About the creator

下岡蓮杖 / SHIMOOKA Renjō

from Art Platform Japan: https://artplatform.go.jp/resources/collections/artists/A1468

Date of birth: 1823-03-24
Birth place: Izu Province
Date of death: 1914-03-03
Death place: Tokyo
Medium: Photography
Gender: male
Update date: 2025-09-01

Identifiers

APJ ID: A1468
VIAF ID: 21979557
NDL ID: 00736498
ULAN ID: 500673751
AOW ID: _f3a84092-5a88-43b0-81f0-3d391462cd17
Wikidata ID: Q1324419

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