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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
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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
2023-02-14

Identifiers

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

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