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. YEDO BAY: Survey of water depths [probably done by Americans]. On left side - place names along the harbor 0------- Shinagawa. Depths of water is generally shallow. Takagawa. Even 2 1/2 miles from shore - only 2-4 feet. Tamachi. Kuramacho. From 4 to 9 o'clock, second tide. Kanasugi Hammagyochi. Distance from shore of the soundings is given. Suzakijiri Fukugawa Renten. Small fan like objects on right side seem to be the channel markers. 2. DRAWING TO SHOW YOKOHAMA HARBOR AND SHIPS JANUARY, 1854: The two artists who made this are Kato, Magozo, and Sasaki, Morindo; both are from Honomoku. Upper left shows Kannon Cape. Senda and Hatayama are shown on this cape. The position of the artists is indicated by small circles. From this observation point to the nearest American ship it is 1 1/2 ri, and to the other American ships, 3 rio These distances are shown by small red lines. The soldiers of Lord Inshu are located to the left, among the mountains. 3. ANOTHER VIEW OF YOKOHAMA HARBOR January 7, year of Kaei [1854]: Names of the two artists - Ogawa, Uchuji and Yamaguchi, Koheiji. Red circle on land marks the point from which drawing is made. Kannon Cape - upper right corner Soto Yokosuka. Uchi [inside Yokosuka]. Kanazawa. Seven American ships are shown. The first one is 20 cho from land. Three ships have circles on them, probably the paddles, and four others seem to be sailing ships. 4. ENLARGEMENT OF RECEPTION AREA, VIEW FROM KOSHIBA: This enlargement of the area at edge of previous map is to show the Reception House and area. This is Kurihama and is where the Kanagawa Treaty was signed on February 10, 1854. [The portrayal of the Reception Hall is too small to be very clear.] American Marines are shown to the left. Reception Hall or Treaty House [as it is later called] has a large room with earth floor for the Japanese working staff. The two main rooms are 64 mats and 24 mats in size. The 24-mat room is near the entrance which is shown by the Z-like figure. The Americans have a waiting room in the building to the left. Shinto shrine with name for a water God is shown. The roofs shown are Hongo village and another village. The curving arc represents some Japanese guards and other waiting groups positioned by the insignia of their lords. Over to the right there is a place of hotels so designed. A small compass shows west is above, east is below, north is to the right, and south is to the left. 5. MEETING IN URAGA IN 1853: The temporary pavilion to which the letters were brought and where the Japanese gave receipts is shown. Outside the pavilion there is the landing guard. On the extreme right the men of Lord Ii are shown; on the opposite side are the men of Lord Matsudiara. The wharf where the Americans landed is shown and to the right stood the guards of Matsudiara who are from Shinosa Province. Another group of soldiers is at the upper level: these are more men of Matsudiara and come from Higo Province. On the pOinted area the men of Yoriki rank are located. The 48 small circles represent Doshin, who are lower in rank. The man shown to the left of the Doshin is Shimosonei, Kinzaburc. Retainers of Lord Toda are shown by the spots on the left [no indication of their number]. The Americans are lined up under the red spots. There are two flag bearers. The line of small red dots indicates the path of the Americans as they came up to the reception pavilion from the shore. The size of the pavilion is 100 mats. The entrance to this inner room of the pavilion is by the American flag bearers at the upper right corner of the square. Inside the large room there is another, smaller room having a raised floor. The entrance to this inner room is about in the right middle. The red spots by this entrance are the American band. The four red spots inside are the important American officials - viz: The Admiral [name of Perry not given], the Vice Admiral [Buchanan?], a High Officer [HA Adams], Interpreter [SW. Williams]. The small square indicates place to which the letters were taken. The two black dots are Lords Ida and Toda with the black dots above and outside the retainers of Ida. Those at the bottom are the retainers of Toda. The larger dots represent Kayama, who is a Yoriki and so in charge of protocol, and four other high ranking officials. The roof lines at the bottom of the picture are for the waiting places.
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Harbor line art, map"
(1854).
Perry in Japan: a visual history.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:304927/
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Perry in Japan: a visual history
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