Ukai Gyokusen was a pioneering Japanese photographer. Although he is much less well known than his contemporaries Shimooka Renjō and Ueno Hikoma, he is important for being the first Japanese professional photographer, having established a photographic studio in Edo in 1860 or 1861.
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Country
JapanCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1807 to 1887 · aged 80
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