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Portrait of standing man; Gentlemen in Uniform wearing a monocle. Inscribed ‘Yours faithfully R. Ho? 1906. On verso inscribed “From R.H. 90 Kawamoto, No. 996. H. F. Satow info: G.I.C.P. photographer. Studio in Kudanzaka Tokyo, Japan.
Portrait
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Portrait

Artist H.F. Satow (American, active 1900s)
Date1906
Place of originJapan
MediumPhotograph
DimensionsImage: 4 1/4 × 3 in. (10.8 × 7.6 cm)
Mat: 5 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of William Knight Zewadski
Object number2017.26.37
Collections
Visual DescriptionPortrait of standing man; Gentlemen in Uniform wearing a monocle. Inscribed ‘Yours faithfully R. Ho? 1906. On verso inscribed “From R.H. 90 Kawamoto, No. 996.
H. F. Satow info: G.I.C.P. photographer. Studio in Kudanzaka Tokyo, Japan.


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