アメリカより大日本へ献上貢物品々. Amerika yori Dainihon e kenjō mitsugimono shinajina . Gift Items from America to Greater Japan

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A$400 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

Japan . Circa 1855 . Stock ID #217208 Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 23 x 31.3cm, a little marked along lower section of central crease and a small section of lower margin but nevertheless a good copy. When Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1854, he brought an array of gifts intended to showcase American technological advancements and culture. This kawaraban lists the primary items at the top, including a miniature model of a steam

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