Montage of baby portraits
Title
Montage of baby portraits
Publisher
Pitts Theology Library
Work Attributes
Date
1893
Description
Composite of professional photographs of babies' faces. The handwritten caption reads "These are the actual photographs of 1700 Japanese babies, taken during 10 years by a Tokyo photographer. There are two foreign babies in the group." The studio's original tag, in both English and Japanese, is attached to the left border. It is dated September 13, Meiji 26 (1893).
Rights
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Worktype
photomontage (image-making technique)
Collection
Citation
“Montage of baby portraits,” East Asia, accessed November 4, 2025, https://eastasia.digitalscholarship.emory.edu/items/show/453.
