1853 · Colour illustration with manuscript annotations
Illustration of Foreign Ships from North America
Unidentified Japanese artist
Why it matters
The sheet records shock as a process of observation. Profiles, routes, dimensions, smoke, and explanatory notes turn Perry's ships into information that Japanese viewers could compare and circulate.
- Publication
- Illustrated sheet produced after Perry's first arrival
- Holding institution
- Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library
- Shelfmark
- Tokyo Shiryō Collection 697-1
Citation
Illustration of Foreign Ships from North America (Ikokusen no Zu Kita-amerika). 1853. Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library, Tokyo Shiryō Collection 697-1.
