perry expedition (9 Ergebnisse)

Black and white wood block print, kawaraban, 17.8 x 14cm, This kawaraban is dated February 1854 and shows the retreat of the defending lords after the departure of American ships. The caption states that about 1,000 people took part in the parade, which was led by commanding samurai on horseback, with a large cannon drawn at the rear. As it was a peaceful retreat, the atmosphere appears relaxed and cheerful.

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 fluttering.

Black and white woodblock print, 18 x 24cm, a little light soiling, very good. In this kawaraban, two humorous and satirical poems concerning foreign arrivals are featured, accompanied by illustrations. Both poems relate to foreigners and foreign ships, clearly demonstrating that ordinary people were deeply interested in the arrival of foreign vessels and expressed their curiosity in various ways.

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 18 x 24cm. Small break in the border line along upper edge as issued. Small stain lower margin not affecting the image,otherwise good. This kawaraban features eight types of headgear worn by American crew members when they arrived in Japan, including both ceremonial items and an interpreter's hat. It also illustrates a sword with its sheath, alongside a bayonet and a hand-gun. Each item is depicted in meticulous detail, reflecting a high level of curiosity about the foreign visitors.

Black and white woodblock kawaraban, 35.6 x 48.7cm, ink mark upper section but text still legible, otherwise a very good copy. This kawaraban, dated 20 February 1854, elaborates a list of the defending lords following Commodore Perry's second visit to Edo Bay. The chart lists approximately 40 feudal lords mobilised to defend Edo, each accompanied by detailed information, including their house crests, defensive positions, and troop numbers. The total mobilisation is noted as around 375,600 troops.

Two black and white woodblock kawarabans, 18 x 24cm, some light staining at margins but overall very good. A black-and-white kawaraban (popular broadsheet) woodblock print showing Commodore Matthew Perry's flagship, the Mississippi, at the time of his visit to Japan in 1853. The text accompanying the carefully depicted ship gives the dimensions of the vessel and other details including the number of crew. It then goes on to give an interesting summary of world geography, explaining to readers that the world has four great oceans and six continents, and that Japan is situated in the east of Asia. They are also told that America lies 5000 ri (about 10,500 miles) to the east of Japan, and that its capital is Washington. On the second sheet with an illustration of a steam ship, it gives the sizes of the boat and its crew. It also refers to the speed and the distance a steam ship is able to cover and amazes with the vast distance the ship can travel. The kawaraban is a vivid illustration of the astonishment with which Japanese people responded to the coming of Perry and his "Black Ships", and of the curiosity about the outside world which this event generated. The Mississippi was particularly impressive because it was a steam-powered paddle ship. In this image we see not only the ship and its rigging and paddle-wheel, but also the small figures of crew members, including one starting to climb the mast and another apparently sounding the depth of the water.

Separately-issued offprint from the American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd series, Vol. xxiv, July 1857. [21]-38 pp., plus folding map. 8vo. "[Redfield's] last contribution to meteorological science was a memoir upon the cyclones or typhoons of the north Pacific Ocean, prepared at the request of Commodore Perry, to accompany his Narrative of the United States Expedition to Japan; and was printed in the second volume of that work . [H]e showed that the hurricanes of the Pacific followed the same general laws as those of the Atlantic, and traced the paths of several remarkable storms, among which was one of great force encountered by the steamer 'Mississippi,' one of the vessels of Commodore Perry's squadron, [on route from Simoda to the Sandwich Islands in October 1854]" (Recollections of John Howard Redfield, p. 302). Page 37 includes a description of the Kona, or southerly winds of Hawaii, as well as the effects of cyclones on the Hawaiian islands. Following its publication within Perry's Narrative in 1856, the work was issued in a slightly more condensed form within the July 1857 issue of the American Journal of Science and Arts. The present separately-issued offprint from the AJSA is the only separately-issued edition of the work. Scarce. Sabin 68512. Not in Forbes Period plain green wrappers, stitched [21]-38 pp., plus folding map. 8vo Separately-issued offprint from the American Journal of Science and Arts, 2nd series, Vol. xxiv, July 1857.

Black and white woodblock map with illustrations, 32.2 x 41.5cm. Laid down on thick paper. Printed black border line at lower corner and occasionally in other areas along the border not printed, otherwise good. This woodblock print map shows the defence layout around Tokyo Bay against the arrival of the American fleet. Names of lords who are responsible for defending particular areas are written with their rankings in terms of wealth sizes. In the centre, the American ships are illustrated in detail. There are five sailing ships painted in red and three steam ships. These eight ships entered the bay on 6 February 1854. Thus, this map most likely depicts the scene around that time. A caption on the left reads: 'The United States of America, founded by Washington 77 years ago, sent Matthew Perry with the President's letter in 1853; Perry revisited Edo in 1854.'.

Washington, Beverley Tucker 1856. Three volumes, quarto, Volume 1 with 88 lithographed plates (most tinted), three colour facsimiles of Japanese woodblock prints (two folding), six maps (two folding), numerous wood-engraved illustrations in text, the suppressed nude bathers plate is present !; Volume 2 with 27 illustration plates (18 hand-coloured), 16 plates of wind & current diagrams, 16 folding maps (14 linen-backed); Volume 3 with 352 wood-engraved star charts. Original cloth (rubbed, joints with small tears, minor wear), Text and plates in good condition. First edition, the Senate Issue, of Perry's account of his historic voyage to Japan in command of a naval expedition which was to lobby the Japanese government to establish diplomatic relations with the United States. The resulting treaty in 1853 ensured better treatment by the Japanese authorities of shipwrecked seamen and permitted American ships to dock at two Japanese ports to refuel and to seek supplies. "The most important result. was that the visit contributed to the collapse of the feudal regime and to the modernization of Japan" (Hill). "As one of the chief diplomatic achievements of the 19th century, the opening of Japan (by the treaty negotiated by Perry) will long make the name of Perry memorable. His expedition marked a departure in Occidental policy restricting Japan, in American policy respecting the Orient, and in Japanese policy respecting the Western world. In June 1855 Perry was ordered to Washington, where his chief duty for more than a year was the preparation of a report of his expedition, which was published by the government in 1856" (DAB).