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Felice Beato, [Severed Head of Shimizu Seiji]
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Felice Beato

[Severed Head of Shimizu Seiji]

December 1864

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
5 × 5.2 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-710352

Severed head of Shimizu Seiji, a Japanese samurai convicted for murdering Major Baldwin and Lieutenant Bird, two British soldiers who were stationed in Yokohama.

Provenance

Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography

Registry history

  • December 1864 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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