Dr. Raffaele A. Roncalli

Dr. Raffaele A. Roncalli, a scientist with a solid background in history and Ukiyo-e, will present the results of a special project that explores the history and iconography of the Imperial Palace, or Edo Castle as it was, in the heart of Tokyo. During the past four years, while on a research assignment in Tokyo, he has pursued this study, gathering materials from many sources and in many genres.

Dr. Roncalli is a past President of the Ukiyo-e Society of America and of the American Veterinary History Society. In 1983 he organized the first Hiroshige Exhibition in New York.
Adapted from "The Asiatic Society of Japan Bulletin No. 5", May 1995, compiled by Hugh Wilkinson.
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