Portrait of the Satsuma Clan Envoys
November 1863
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 17.1 × 16.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-533761
In late 1863 a delegation of four samurai from the Satsuma clan came to Yokohama to negotiate an indemnity with the British diplomats for the murder of an English merchant in September 1862, as well as to normalize relations between their clan and Britain. In this portrait, Beato captured the samurai's mood of defiance and the tension of the time.
Provenance
Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
Registry history
- November 1863 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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