Description
- Abstract:
- Portion of framed scroll, dated 1854 according to the Preservation Society of Newport County; executed by Japanese artists to document Commodore Matthew Perry's opening of trade with Japan.
- Notes:
- Owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County.
- Translation (right to left): Size of cards is 1 sun 5 bu by 2 sun 5 bu. 1. H.A. Adams -- Captain of the Fleet. 2. [illegible] 3. [in Chinese characters -- probably by the Chinese interpreter, Lo] 4. [Long sheet, 1st line illegible]. [Next three lines] -- The United States Ship Frigate MISSISSIPPI. 5. Sword: size 3 shaku 5 bu. Handle is 4 su 8 bu. The brown part of the hilt is rusty iron. 6. Scabbard -- length 3 shaku 2 sun. The metal at the top is brass and also wire. Main part is of polished iron.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Name cards, sword, and scabbard"
(1854).
Perry in Japan: a visual history.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:304916/
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Perry in Japan: a visual history
Materials for use in cross-cultural evaluation of Perry's encounter with the Japanese....