| Title |
Block printing, Meiji period: Commodore Perry expedition officers [002] |
| Collection Name and Number |
P0479 Lennox and Catherine Tierney Photo Collection |
| Photo Number |
Box 24, Japan, Block Printing, Meiji Prints, 42 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Date |
1969 |
| Subject |
Block printing--Japan; United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)--Art; Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858--Art; Williams, S. Wells (Samuel Wells), 1812-1884--Art; Adams, Henry, 1800-1869--Art; Ukiyoe; Navies--Officers |
| Keywords |
Meiji; Commodore Perry |
| Description |
Photo shows a Meiji-period woodblock print by Japanese artist (unidentified but based on sketches by Hibata Osuke), depicting three members of Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan in 1854 (left to right): Interpreter S. Wells Williams; Captain Henry Adams of the USS Powhatan; and Commodore Matthew C. Perry |
| Caption on Slide |
Interpreter Williams, Capt. Adams, Comodore Perry, c. 1854, Am. Landing party at Shimoda, Day, Sept. 5 for E. RM. 1 sec. at f [8] 10 P. 231 Japan-A Hist. in Art |
| Additional Information |
Image was scanned from color slide. Original sketch by Hibata Osuke done on the occasion of Commodore Matthew Perry's second visit to Japan in 1854, leading to the opening of Japan |
| Type |
Image |
| Creator |
Tierney, Lennox |
| Rights Management |
This material may be protected by copyright. Permission required for use in any form. For further information please contact the Multimedia Archivist, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s65434f2 |
| Digitization Specifications |
Original scanned on Nikon Coolscan 5000 and saved as 2700 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000. |
| Donor |
Lennox Tierney; Catherine Tierney |
| Setname |
uum_lctpc |
| ID |
330858 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65434f2 |
