Kuichi Uchida

Japanese: 内田九一 - うちだ・くいち

Year of death: 1875 (Meiji 8)
Year of birth: 1844
A representative photographer of the late Edo and Meiji periods. Born in Nagasaki. He learned the basics of chemistry at the laboratory of Dutch physician Pompe, and mastered photography under Ueno Hikoma. He opened a photography studio in Osaka in 1868, and after gaining a good reputation he expanded to Yokohama and Tokyo, before settling in Asakusa. Some of his major achievements include being the first photographer to be appointed as a purveyor to the Imperial Household Ministry, and the first photographer to take portraits of the Emperor. He also demonstrated his talent in photographing scenery and scenic spots around the country, and many of his works were exported as albums introducing Japan. He was famous as a favorite of the early Meiji period, but died young at the age of 32.

(Hiraki Osamu)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：明治8(1875)
生年：弘化1(1844)
幕末明治期の代表的な写真師。長崎生まれ。オランダの医師ポンペが講ずる舎密試験所で化学の基礎を学び,上野彦馬の下で写真術を習得。明治1(1868)年大阪に写真館を開業し,評判を得て横浜,東京へと進出し,浅草に落ち着く。主要な業績として,宮内省御用達の写真師第1号であったこと,御真影写真を撮った最初の写真師であったことが挙げられる。また各地の風物や景勝地の撮影にも力量を発揮し,数多く日本紹介アルバムとして輸出された。明治初期の時代の寵児として名を馳せたが,32歳で夭折した。

(平木収)

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