Description
- Abstract:
- Elephant folio of the American squadron in Lew Chew. In the foreground, Japanese samurai stand. Heine captures the landscape and architecture of the small structures [mostly with thatched roofs] skillfully. In the background, the American squadron marches. On a small hill, small groups of American sailors and officers stand and talk amongst themselves. Heine painted himself into the picture; he is the only one sitting on top of the small hill, with his paper in his lap, and pencil in hand. In the far right foreground, three Lew Chew men sit underneath an ornately decorated roof. Next to them is a small garden with two pools of water, and little shrines. Two Ryukyuan officials stand in native dress, one holding an umbrella.
- Notes:
- "To Commodore M.C. Perry. Officers and men of the Japan Expedition this print is respectfully dedicated by their Obt.Servts, Heine and Brown." New York, Old Print Shop, 1948.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
Heine, Wilhelm,
"Return of Commodore Perry, Officers, and Men of the Squadron:
from an official visit to the Prince Regent at Shui, capital of Lew Chew, June 6th, 1853
"
(1855).
Perry in Japan: a visual history, Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:304525/
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