Sixth Plate Ambrotype Portrait of Tateishi Onijiro, a Samurai and Interpreter on the First Official Japanese Diplomatic Visit to the United States. 1860

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1860. Hardcover. Sixth plate ambrotype of the 17- or 18-year-old samurai and interpreter Tateishi Onijiro. Image measures approximately 2¾" x 3¼" in an oval mat, protector, and pressed paper or card case lined with original clasp, and orange cut velvet pad (with some wear, where a label, since peeled away..... More

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