異国舩あつまって出帆の圖. Ikokusen atsumatte shuppan no zu . The Foreign Ships are Assembled and Ready to Sail!

by Perry Expedition - Departure Of The Americans

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Japan . Circa 1853 . Stock ID #218506 Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 17.7 x 24cm In this kawaraban, the American crew are assembled ready to board their rowing boats, in anticipation of being transferred to their sailing ships. A group of American crew with pointed hats are in the middle while Japanese guards with black hats in an area surrounded by screens guard them at fore and rear. Numerous boats are ready on the beach with flags

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