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"Kuichi Uchida - Photographer of the Late Edo and Early Meiji Periods" Exhibition

Fujifilm Square

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Kuichi Uchida

Kuichi Uchida (1844-1875) was the most prominent Japanese photographer of the final years of the Edo period and the beginning of the Meiji period. He was the first photographer to capture images of the Meiji Emperor, the leading figures in the final turbulent days of the Edo period, the warriors who took part in the Meiji Restoration and senior officials of the Meiji government. He was also among the first to take photographs of Tokyo and many other locations around Japan. Although renowned as the preeminent Japanese photographer of his era, many of Uchida's works were taken overseas by various foreign admirers and an exhibition of a wide collection of his works has been impossible. However, after receiving much positive acclaim from visitors to our previous three-part exhibition of Uchida's photographic works held from March to August last year, we have decided to hold another exhibition of Uchida's works. This exhibition will feature the complete collection of photos displayed at the previous three-part exhibition along with recently discovered photographic works, and will be held over a more extensive area than the previous Fujifilm Photo Salon. Visitors will be able to enjoy the further enhanced collection, appreciate the works of the forerunner of Japanese photography, and witness some fascinating and valuable photographic records of a bygone age.

[Image: Kuichi Uchida "Meiji Emperor" (1873)]

Schedule

Jun 8 (Fri) 2012-Jun 20 (Wed) 2012