Lot Essay
Portraits of royalty and statesmen including Stots-Bashi in usual costume and in official dress, the Prince of Satsumas, a native prince, members of the Imperial Council in court costume, an officer of state with military attendant, the Vice Governor of Yokohama, the Superintendant of Customs in Yokohama, four portraits of officers in various costumes, Jacomins in European dress and in native dress; other subjects include a doctor and apothecary, blind shampooers, Japanese wrestlers, a blind musician, a group portrait of a military party in European dress, Japanese ladies playing instruments, Japanese barbers, a Teddo priest, a criminal on trial by a Jacomin, several portraits of Teddo and Yokohama ladies and portraits of actresses, an artist and a magician.