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Edoardo Chiossone was an Italian prints artist known for his famous portraits of the [[Meiji Emperor]] and designs for Japan's first nationally-issued paper [[currency]], among other works.
Edoardo Chiossone was an Italian prints artist known for his famous portraits of the [[Meiji Emperor]] and designs for Japan's first nationally-issued paper [[currency]], among other works.
A photograph of a [[1888]] drawing of the Meiji Emperor by Chiossone, based on an in-person meeting with the emperor, quickly became the most widely reproduced and distributed imperial portrait of the time.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 173-178.</reF>
Chiossone was hired by the [[Meiji government]] to design bank notes for the new national government. He designed items ranging from national bank notes in [[1877]] to 100 yen bills released in [[1891]].<ref name=archives>Gallery labels, National Archives of Japan.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/54292863327/sizes/o/</ref> He also trained Japanese carvers to help produce the printing blocks for the bills, and after he left the Printing Bureau, his disciples took over the work of designing and carving blocks for new bills.<ref name=archives/>
A photograph of a [[1888]] drawing of the Meiji Emperor by Chiossone, based on an in-person meeting with the emperor, quickly became the most widely reproduced and distributed imperial portrait of the time.<ref>Takashi Fujitani, ''Splendid Monarchy'', UC Press (1998), 173-178.</reF> He is also known for portraits of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], [[Sanjo Sanetomi|Sanjô Sanetomi]], [[Okubo Toshimichi|Ôkubo Toshimichi]], [[Kido Takayoshi]], and [[Iwakura Tomomi]].<ref name=archives/>
Chiossone is also known for recommending that the [[Meiji government]] perform surveys of historical sites, ancient monuments, and artistic treasures.
Chiossone is also known for recommending that the [[Meiji government]] perform surveys of historical sites, ancient monuments, and artistic treasures.