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*''Born: [[1843]]''
*''Died: 1939''
*''Japanese'': [[田中]] 光顕 ''(Tanaka Mitsuaki)''
Tanaka Mitsuaki was a [[Meiji period]] statesman, who served for a time as [[Imperial Household Ministry|Imperial Household Minister]]. He is said to have been a devoted worshipper of the [[Meiji Emperor]], and commissioned a lifesize statue of the late Emperor in [[1912]] to be produced, and gifted to the Emperor's widow, the [[Empress Shoken|Empress Dowager Shôken]]. That statue is today in the collection of [[Meiji Shrine]].
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==References==
*Sven Saaler, "Public Statuary and Nationalism in Modern and Contemporary Japan," ''Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 15:20:3 (Oct 15, 2017), 6.
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
*''Died: 1939''
*''Japanese'': [[田中]] 光顕 ''(Tanaka Mitsuaki)''
Tanaka Mitsuaki was a [[Meiji period]] statesman, who served for a time as [[Imperial Household Ministry|Imperial Household Minister]]. He is said to have been a devoted worshipper of the [[Meiji Emperor]], and commissioned a lifesize statue of the late Emperor in [[1912]] to be produced, and gifted to the Emperor's widow, the [[Empress Shoken|Empress Dowager Shôken]]. That statue is today in the collection of [[Meiji Shrine]].
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==References==
*Sven Saaler, "Public Statuary and Nationalism in Modern and Contemporary Japan," ''Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' 15:20:3 (Oct 15, 2017), 6.
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]