Japan / USA: Japanese woodblock print of Commodore Perry (center) and other high-ranking American seamen, c. 1854.
A Japanese print showing three men, believed to be Commander Anan, age 54; Perry, age 49; and Captain Henry Adams, age 59, who opened up Japan to the west. The text being read may be President Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of Japan.
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