Portrait of a Young Man with Bonsai and Book

Artist Unidentified Artist (Japanese)

Photographer Unidentified Artist (Japanese)

Date1883

Place createdJapan, Asia

Mediumambrotype in kiri wood (paulownia) case

DimensionsPlate: 4 × 3 in. (10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Plate: 4 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 1/2 in. (12.4 × 9.5 × 1.3 cm)

ClassificationsPhotographs

DepartmentPhotography

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: The Friends of Photography

Accession Number2018.34

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