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| Keywords: Meiji tenno1.jpg Conté portrait of the Emperor Meiji drawn by Chiossone during his employment by the Imperial Printing Bureau Chiossone was ordered to covertly sketch the emperor and create the final portrait from those sketches The completed work was then photographed and distributed under the tacit approval of the Emperor to foreign governments and Japanese schools <ref name keene> cite book Keene Donald 2002 Emperor of Japan Meiji and His World 1852 1912 Columbia University Press New York United States p 417 0-231-12340-X http //books google com/books id 3YQpz9v8TjQC Chapter 40 2011-01-17 </ref><ref> cite web http //www meijijingu or jp/qa/gosai/10 html な 明治神宮には狛犬がないのですか？ Meiji shrine Japanese 2011-02-17 </ref> The realism of the drawing was such that many mistook the portrait for an actual photograph <ref name keene /><ref name fujitani> cite book Fujitani Takashi 1998 Splendid Monarchy Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan University of California Press California United States p 177 0-520-21371-8 http //books google com/books id rX8HlYCd7_gC 1996 The Monarchy in Modernity 2011-01-17 </ref> cite book 1999 天皇四代の肖像 Tenno Yondai No Shozo 毎日新聞社 Mainichi Shinbun Sha Tokyo Japan 4620605549 November 1888 Artist Eduardo Chiossone 1833 98 ; Photographer Maruki Riyō also misspelt as Maruki Toshiaki <ref name fujitani /> PD-Japan-oldphoto PD-US References Reflist Meiji Emperor Edoardo Chiossone | ||||
