Konoe's first cabinet photograph invites attention to the ministers' faces and standing postures. These details are interpreted as clues to the different personalities surrounding him. The proposed reading is that Konoe had difficulty exerting leadership over the group. This is an interpretation of the portrait and its political relationships.
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Reading fragmented power in Konoe's cabinet portrait
Expressions and posture in Konoe's first cabinet photograph provide a basis for interpreting relationships among its ministers.