Author	Uchida Kuichi (1844–1875)     Alternative names K(y)uichi Uchida; Kuichi Uchida Description Japanese photographer Date of birth/death 1844  17 February 1875  Location of birth/death Nagasaki  Surugadai  Work period 1860 –1875  Authority file : Q509907 VIAF: 65191026 ISNI: 0000000019744342 LCCN: no2021147057 GND: 133259927 BNF: 16640077f WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q509907
Description	Photograph of the Emperor Meiji. Albumen silver print. Uchida Kuichi was the only photographer granted a sitting by the Emperor Meiji and in 1872 Uchida photographed the Emperor and Empress Haruko in full court dress and everyday robes. In 1873, Uchida again photographed the Emperor, who this time wore military dress, and a photograph from this sitting became the official imperial photo (Ishii and Iizawa). Copies of the official photo were distributed among foreign heads of state and Japanese regional governmental offices, but their private sale was prohibited. Nevertheless, many copies of the photograph were made and circulated on the market.
Date	1873 date QS:P571,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source	The Cleveland Museum of Art(Kinoshita). Published in the Japanese book, Meiji Tenno gyoden (Tokyo: Kaneo Bun'endo, 1912)
Other versions	This image has an extracted file: Meiji Emperor (cropped).jpg. High resolution version

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	The author died in 1875, 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. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1930.
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