The Japanese embassadors and suite at dinner at Willards, Washington – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique engraving of The Japanese embassadors and suite at dinner at Willards, Washington. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Japanese embassadors and suite at dinner at Willards, Washington
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The scene shows the Japanese embassy's members and attendants at a formal dinner in Washington, where the delegation was lodged at Willard's Hotel in the spring of 1860. The mission was the first official Japanese diplomatic delegation to the United States, sent to exchange ratifications of the 1858 Treaty of Amity and Commerce, and its visit drew wide public curiosity. Harper's Weekly printed this wood engraving in its May 26, 1860 issue, so it reflects how American illustrators recorded the visitors' appearance and social customs for readers who had seldom seen Japanese officials in person.
| Created / published | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1860 May 26. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,102 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-108068 |
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