[Shinsei Tanoshimi Soshi].

Perry and the black ships.

About this Item

n.p. n.d. [1854]. 18x12cm publisher's wrapper, most of the label missing; 20 double leaves; illustrated pretty much throughout, double page colour map at the beginning. Some insignificant worming at the beginning, signs of use but quite good. One of two volumes with this title. As far as I can figure out this is mostly a compilation of separately issued prints or kawaraban - illicit news sheets - about the arrival of Perry and the black ships. Afficianados will recognise some of those pictures from other kawaraban. Much of this is satirical or parody which makes it unintelligible for me. I can tell you that the trio of celebrating Americans accompanies a list of mock American vocabulary. And that ancient looking black man is the youngest person on that page - 35 years old the caption tells us.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: [Shinsei Tanoshimi Soshi].
• Condition: very good