Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures

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Materials

The portrait photographs included in this exhibition were selected from the photographic publications or biographies in our stocks. Under the photograph, we indicate the title of the source material, our call number and photo size. The title of the source material is linked to the bibliographical data.（There is some exceptions.）

Some of the portraits are photographs of paintings.

Biographical Notes

Biographical notes were produced by staff of the National Diet Library.

Dates of birth or death in the western calendar before 1872 are calculated from the Japanese lunar calendar, and other date notations are based on "Kokushi Daijiten" in principle. Names of clans are based on "Hanshi Daijiten."

Reference

The encyclopedias and bibliographies listed below were referred to in writing the notes, along with the biographies taken from "Bibliography for Biographical Studies of Japanese in Modern Politics" (Japanese only) on the website of the National Diet Library.

  • "Kokushi Daijiten". Vols. 1-17 (17 vols.) Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1979-1997. <Call No. GB8-60>
  • "Nihonshi Daijiten". Heibonsha, 1992-94. <Call No. GB8-E67>
  • "Nihon Jinmei Daijiten". Kodansha, 2001 <Call No. YU7-1737>
  • "Nihonshi koujiten". Yamakawa Shuppannsha, 1997 <Call No. GB8-G21>
  • "Nihon kingendaishi Jiten". Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 1978 <Call No. GB8-52>
  • "Nihon Kanryo-sei Sogojiten 1868-2000". University of Tokyo Press, 2001. <Call No. AZ-331-G77>
  • "Nihon Jinbutsu Bunken Mokuroku". Heibonsha Limited. 1974. <Call No. GB1-20>
  • "Nihon Rikukaigun Sogojiten". University of Tokyo Press, 1991. <Call No. A112-E172>
  • "Bakumatsu Meiji Kaigai Tokosha Soran". Vols. 1-3 (3vols.) Kashiwashobo Co., Ltd., 1992. <Call No. GB13-E58>
  • "Meiji Kakocho". Newly revised. Tokyo Bijutsu, 1988. <Call No. GB13-E19>
  • "Hanshi Daijiten". Vols. 1-8 (8vols.) Yuzankaku Inc., 1988-1990. <Call No. GB8-E9>
  • "Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia". Kodansha Ltd., 1993. <Call No. GB8-A6 >
  • "Nihon Kingendai Jinbutsu Rireki Jiten". University of Tokyo Press, 2002 <Call No.GB12-H3>

Updates

  • July, 2004
    Released Japanese version
  • August, 2005
    Added biographical notes(English version) on each person.
  • March, 2007
    Added portrait photographs and biographical notes of 128 people.
  • January, 2013
    Added portrait photographs and biographical notes of 252 people.
  • February, 2022
    Added portrait photographs and biographical notes of 155 people.

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