Shima Kakoku
Portrait of Shima Kakoku

ArtistJapanese, 1827 - 1870
ArtistJapanese, 1823 - 1899
PrinterAmerican, born 1955
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Portrait of Shima Kakoku
Datebefore 1870, printed 2002
MediumAlbumen silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 3 3/8 × 2 11/16 in. (8.5 × 6.9 cm)
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (10.6 × 9.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2002.352
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The History of Japanese Photography," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 2-April 27, 2003

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