[Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]TITLE TRANSLATION:[United States of North America: Perry arrives in Uraga Soshu Province]. – Vintage Print
![[Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]TITLE TRANSLATION:[United States of North America: Perry arrives in Uraga Soshu Province]., 1850 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/19/19e312060aeb-L.webp)
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This rare historic print captures [Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]TITLE TRANSLATION:[United States of North America: Perry arrives in Uraga Soshu Province]. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Kita-Amerika gasshukoku: Peruri to yu mono Soshu Uraga ni torai su]TITLE TRANSLATION:[United States of North America: Perry arrives in Uraga Soshu Province].
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This two-sheet woodcut diptych shows Commodore Matthew Perry's American squadron off Uraga, on the coast of Soshu Province, where the fleet first anchored in July 1853. The record dates the print to 1850, three years before that arrival, so the date may reflect when the print was made or catalogued rather than the event itself. Engraved by Matsushima Seikichi, the pair also includes a map of the Soshu coast and the crests of feudal lords assigned to guard the bay, which show how the Edo government mobilized local domains in response to the foreign ships.
| Created / published | 1850 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper (2 sheets) : woodcut b&w ; each block 36.5 x 29 cm. each sheet 38.5 x 29.8 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. Diptych matted in 2 sections: 2a (right panel) 2b (left panel). Annotation in pencil on back mount of right panel: American boat which visited Japan July 8 1853 and coats of arms of various feudal lords. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of right panel: 154 (in pencil); 47623a (typed white label). Typewritten annotation on back mount of left panel: Coats of arms of feudal lords who were assigned important duties and a map of the coast of Soshu with the American warships. Annotation in pencil on back mount of left panel: Yokohama print. Earlier control number: 236.3-1. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Perry Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858--Journeys--Japan. United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854) Ships--Japan--1850-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,101 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227323 |
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