Group portrait of the chief envoys of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States, Washington Mathew B. Brady, photographer (American, about 1823 - 1896) negative June 4, 1860, print 1860 Group portrait of the three chief envoys of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States. From left to right are Vice-Ambassador Muragaki Norimasa; Ambassador Shinmi Masaoki; and "Metsuke" or Censor Oguri Tadamasa, later also known as Oguri Kozukenosuke. All three are dressed in traditional Japanese garments and standing possibly under a chandelier. (Recto, mount) lower center, below image, in pe
Group portrait of the chief envoys of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States, Washington Mathew B. Brady, photographer (American, about 1823 - 1896) negative June 4, 1860, print 1860 Group portrait of the three chief envoys of the first Japanese Embassy to the United States. From left to right are Vice-Ambassador Muragaki Norimasa; Ambassador Shinmi Masaoki; and "Metsuke" or Censor Oguri Tadamasa, later also known as Oguri Kozukenosuke. All three are dressed in traditional Japanese garments and standing possibly under a chandelier. (Recto, mount) lower center, below image, in pencil: "June 30th ["th" in superscript] 1860."; Lower left, printed in black ink: "BRADY. PHOTOGRAPHER."; Lower center, in brown ink: "Muragaki Awadsi [sic] No Kami [space] Simme [sic] Boozin [sic] No Kami [space] Ogure [sic] Bungo No Kami / June 30th ["th" in superscript] 1860"; Lower right, printed in black ink: "NEW YORK.";
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