Series Historical Collection: Speaking to the Future - Photographs—Documentation of Old Art
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Objects Shown at Vienna World Exposition, dated 1872 and 1873
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 16
July 8, 2008 (Tue) - August 3, 2008 (Sun)This display features photographs as records of art works. Included are photo albums documenting World Expositions held in Vienna and Paris during the early Meiji period and the objects shown there. It also features photographs of works shown at the Kanko Bijutsu-kai, an exhibition of old art works held regularly at that time, as well as the works of Kudo Risaburo, one of the pioneers in artistic photography.