Born: 1809 - Japan Died: 1858 Gender: Male Active: Japan
In 1848 he acquired a Daguerreotype set from Holland via a Nagasaki merchant, Ueno Toshinojo. As he was became the ruler of the Satsuma domain in southern Kyuhu in 1851 he was in a position to encourage others to study the process. Several early images, including one of Tsurumaru Castle (Kagoshima) have been attributed to this photographer.
Shimazu Nariakira
Portraits
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Genealogy of Shimazu Nariakira
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