Title Information
Title
Return of Commodore Perry, Officers, and Men of the Squadron
Subtitle
from an official visit to the Prince Regent at Shui, capital of Lew Chew, June 6th, 1853
Name: Personal
Name Part
Heine, Wilhelm
Name Part: Date
1827-1885
Role
Role Term: Text
creator
Genre (aat)
lithographs
Origin Information
Place
Place Term: Code
nyu
Place
Place Term: Text
New York
Publisher
E. Brown, Jr.
Date Issued
1855-1856
Date Issued: Start
1855
Date Issued: End
1856
Physical Description
Extent
1 print; 75 x 101 cm.
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.
Note
"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.
Related Item: series
Title Information
Non Sort
The
Title
Japan expedition under Commodore Perry
Related Item: Host (displayLabel="Collection:")
Title Information
Title
Perry in Japan
Identifier: URI
http://dl.lib.brown.edu/smulyan/japan
Identifier: COLID
8
Identifier: METSID
107349593331250
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