The Mikado, of Japan / The Fame Portfolio Co., Chicago. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The Mikado, of Japan / The Fame Portfolio Co., Chicago., preserved in this historic print. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Mikado, of Japan / The Fame Portfolio Co., Chicago.
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This color print, issued by the Fame Portfolio Company of Chicago under the title "The Mikado, of Japan," presents the Meiji Emperor for American buyers. "Mikado" was a common Western name for the emperor, and the title reflects how Americans of the period usually referred to him. The print dates to about 1904, the year Japan and Russia went to war, when newspapers across the United States followed Japan closely and interest in the country ran high. The copyright notice names E.R. Dumont. The emperor, who reigned from 1867 until his death in 1912, presided over Japan's rapid modernization during his lifetime.
| Created / published | c1904. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : color. |
| Genre | Portraits 1900-1910.Photomechanical prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | F(?)19601 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by E.R. Dumont. |
| Subjects | Meiji,--Emperor of Japan,--1852-1912. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,251 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-186662 |
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