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Portrait of William Elliot Griffis in later life. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-h9k3-yz30
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Portrait of William Elliot Griffis in later life. 1900. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-h9k3-yz30

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TitlePortrait of William Elliot Griffis in later life
NameGriffis, William Elliot (Depicted)
Date Created1900
SubjectTeachers, Foreign, Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912, Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928
DescriptionGriffis departed from Japan in 1874, and did not return until in 1926. He returned to Japan as an honored guest with his wife, Frances. At this time he was decorated with the Order of the Rising Sun and was granted an audience with Emperor Showa. His stay in Japan lasted for several months and he also made trips to Korea and Manchuria. He revisited Fukui after fifty four years and also paid his respects to Shungaku (松平春嶽) and Mochiaki (松平茂昭) at the Kaianji Temple (海晏寺) in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Griffis departed from Japan in 1927 before passing in February of 1928.
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.
GenrePhotographs, Portraits
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-h9k3-yz30
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Type: Book
Name: Rutgers meets Japan: a trans-Pacific network of the late nineteenth century
Detail: This item is associated with Chapter 9 in Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century, edited by Haruko Wakabayashi and Fernanda Perrone (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2026).
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Type: Finding aid
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
Detail: The items in this record are part of the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A finding aid with information about the contents of the collection is available online.
CollectionRutgers Meets Japan: A Digital Companion
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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