Jun 03, 2021 - Sale 2571

Sale 2571 - Lot 36

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(JAPAN -- PERRY.) Shokei Kingoku Okatame Ezu Men. [U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's arrival in Japan, July 8th, 1853]. Large woodblock kawaraban broadside on four sheets joined; 23x22 1/4 inches overall; original folds, a few small early repairs but no major damages. Japan, Kaei 6 (1853)

Additional Details

Unusually designed large format kawaraban depicting Perry's Black Ship squadron arriving at Edo Bay.