Rare, vintage Jones & Bower (Greencastle, Indiana) carte de visite CDV featuring a portrait of Japanese diplomat Chinda Sutemi. A studious portrait, Sutemi is posed next to a table with books. Chinda Sutemi spent several years in Greencastle, Indiana while attending DePauw University where he received both a B. This is a never before seen portrait of the young man that pre-dates his career as a diplomat. From 1890 to 1894, Chinda served as Japanese Consul in San Francisco, California. In 1897 Chinda was appointed first Japanese Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil, following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states in 1895. He served as Japanese Ambassador to Germany from 1908 to 1911, to the United States from 1912 to 1916 and to the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1920, during which time he also took part in the Japanese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. He was part of the Commission on Colonial Mandates, which drafted a mandates system that would subject of approval by the League of Nations members. Measurements: 2.5″ x 4″ with the photographer’s studio name and city stamped in the bottom margin.