Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kojogakiTITLE TRANSLATION:Oral statement by the American Navy admiral. – Historic Print
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Rather than a likeness of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, this sheet appears to carry the words themselves. Its title, *Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki*, roughly means a statement from the commodore of the United States naval forces, and the catalog record suggests it may reproduce the text of President Millard Fillmore's letter to the Emperor. Perry delivered that letter in 1853, when his squadron anchored in Edo Bay and pressed Japan to open its ports after more than two centuries of restricted foreign contact. The Treaty of Kanagawa followed in 1854. Woodblock prints like this one helped spread news of those events beyond the officials who received the letter.
| Created / published | 1850 |
|---|---|
| Creator | Matsushima Seikichi engraver. |
| Medium | 1 print on hōsho paper : woodcut color ; 31.5 x 43 cm. (block) 34.7 x 46.8 cm. (sheet) |
| Notes | Title from item. May be text of President Fillmores letter to Emperor. Annotations stamps etc. on verso of print: 58; 47623a (white label); LC2585. Earlier control number: 58. Gift; Mrs. E. Crane Chadbourne; 1930; (DLC/PP-1930:47623a). Forms part of: Chadbourne collection of Japanese prints (Library of Congress). Not sure about source of 520 note; could be a transcription from print and therefore a 500. |
| Subjects | Perry Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858--Journeys--Japan. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Japanese Fine Prints |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,064 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-JFP-227725 |
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