JAPANESE FUNERAL AT SIMODA ( SHIMODA)

A fine antique tinted lithograph, a detailed scene 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, United States Navy  " 

The mission was a great success, resulting in the 1854 signing of the Kanagawa Treaty which opened two Japanese ports to American ships, established an American consulate in Shimoda (Simoda), and provided for an exchange of consular officials.

By William Heine and printed by P.S.Dunal & Co Philidelphia circa 1855.

Fine, virtually unmarked  condition, blank verso

Credited within the plate

Measuring approx. 11" x  8.5" ( 280mm x 220mm) overall. 

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 A GENUINE ANTIQUE PRINT GUARANTEED OVER 150 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTS 

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