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): 1. VIEWS OF THE WATER KEGS: they come in three sizes and the largest holds 6 to of water. 2. U.S.E. MISSIPPI. 3. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD MARINE: Grave. Casket. Robert Williams - name in white on black slab. The funeral was at Kanagawa Ken, Yokohama, Zotoku Temple, of the Shingon Buddhist Sect. 20 Americans landed. Six Americans and four Japanese dug the grave. A man with a sword conducted the service. Then the Americans returned to their ships in seven boats. 4. DIAGRAM OF THE RECEPTION HOUSE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE AMERICANS IN YOKOHAMA, 1854: a. Hall for the Japanese officials of various ranks is the first block. b. The kitchen is the next block. At the upper end of the kitchen there is a raised floor. c. Next come seven small rooms in which the Japanese of upper ranks wait. The size of each room in mats is given. These rooms are in the third block. d. The two large entertainment rooms. e. The main entrance to the Reception House is marked by horizontal lines, which could be steps. There are two areas over to the left of the drawing which may be the waiting rooms for the Americans, but these are not so marked. The small squares enclosing circles inside the kitchen are probably the toilet facilities. 5. PORTRAITS OF TWO MEN: H.A. Adams, Senior, 50 years old and a sample of his handwriting. Adams Junior, Secretary, 18 years old and sample of his handwriting. 6. LOCOMOTIVE AND COAL CAR PRESENTED TO THE JAPANESE, Numbered 1 and 2: Length of locomotive and coal car is 3 ken. Date of landing in Japan - 7th year of Kaei, February. It came from North America to Yokohama. It runs like an arrow. It is made of iron and goes 10 or 20 ri in one day. The wheels are made of polished iron. Norris. I. Fasingmill: Coal or charcoal is used to heat the water to make the locomotive run.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Water kegs, grave stone, floor plan, two portraits, train car"
(1854).
Perry in Japan: a visual history.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:304917/
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Perry in Japan: a visual history
Materials for use in cross-cultural evaluation of Perry's encounter with the Japanese....