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Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von,
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Stillfried, Raimund,
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182 [Samurai in armor], [1860 - ca. 1900]. [graphic].
Creator:
Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911 (photographer)
Title:
182 [Samurai in armor], [1860 - ca. 1900]. [graphic].
Contained in:
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan, 1860 - ca. 1900
Phy. Description:
1 photographic print: hand coloring; image 24.1 x 19.5 cm., on mount 35 x 27.9 cm.
Digital Reference:
Bio / His Notes:
Baron von Stillfried was an Austrian noble who arrived in Japan in 1868. In 1871, von Stillfried opened a photo studio in Yokohama under the name, Messrs. Stillfried & Co. In 1877, in partnership with Hermann Anderson, von Stillfried bought Felice Beato's studio and negatives, and continued to take photographs of Japanese people. He eventually left Japan for Hong Kong in 1881.
Summary:
Upper body shot of man dressed in samurai attire.
Cite as:
Henry and Nancy Rosin Collection of Early Photography of Japan. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Partial purchase and gift of Henry and Nancy Rosin, 1999-2001.
General Note:
Title devised by Henry and Nancy Rosin.
182 is printed in English on lower right of print.
This print previously published in "Smithsonian" Magazine, November 1983, p. 168.
Restrictions:
Access is by appointment only, Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please contact the Archives to make an appointment: AVRreference@si.edu.
Culture:
Portraits
Subject-Topical:
Photography -- Japan
Photography -- 19th century
Samurai
Armor -- Japan
Portrait photography
Subject - Geographical:
Japan
Subject-Name:
Stillfried, Raimund, Baron von, 1839-1911 (photographer)
Form / Genre:
Photographs
Photographic prints
Repository Loc:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560
Local Number:
R046 (Rosin Number)
Co-Creator:
Rosin, Henry D. Dr. (collector)
Rosin, Nancy (collector)
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Freer/Sackler Archives
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