(Kojima Ryua and his family) （小島柳蛙とその家族）

KOJIMA Ryua 小島柳蛙

KOJIMA Ryua (1820-1882) studied and conducted research on chemistry and photography with his uncle IINUMA Yokusai, a practitioner of Western medicine, in Ogaki, a castle town in what is now Gifu Prefecture. Around Meiji 3 (1870) he opened the region’s first photography studio in the town of Gifu, his hometown. This print is an experimental composite photograph. Other experimental works thought to date from before the opening of his studio include a self-portrait, Portrait of KOJIMA Ryua, and a photograph of his daughter, Portrait of KOIMA Towo.

Collection of: Tokyo Photographic Art Museum
Title: (Kojima Ryua and his family)
Original title: （小島柳蛙とその家族）
Artist Name: KOJIMA Ryua
Year: 1873
Material / Technique: Ambrotype
Dimensions: 78x103mm
Accession number: 10104391
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