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Portrait of the Satsuma Clan Envoys
Felice BeatoNovember 1863
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of the Satsuma Clan Envoys
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: November 1863
- Location Created: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: 17.1 × 16.2 cm (6 3/4 × 6 3/8 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.146
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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