Antique Print of Japanese Interpreters of the Perry Expedition in Japan, 1856

Reference
JAK-658
Date
1856
Region
Asia
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
29.0 x 22.5 cm (11.4 x 8.9 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 98

Description: Antique print titled 'Chief Interpreter Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro, Interpreter‘.

Portrait of two Japanese men, Moryamo Yenoski and Tako Juro, full-length portrait, standing facing front, as interpreters for members of the Perry expedition in Japan. This print originates from 'Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry (..)' by Francis L. Hawks.

Artists and Engravers: Lithographs after W. Heine and E. Brown.

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear and foxing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

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