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Picture of a Steamship (Jokisen no zu) and Picture of the True Form of a Person of the Northern United States of America (Kita Amerika gasshū koku jinbutsu shinzō no zu)

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Broadsheet (kawaraban) of a steamship and American soldier, possibly related to Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan.
Department of Asian Art Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of The Honorable Joseph C. Grew
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Title: Picture of a Steamship (Jokisen no zu) and Picture of the True Form of a Person of the Northern United States of America (Kita Amerika gasshū koku jinbutsu shinzō no zu)
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Broadsheet (kawaraban) of a steamship and American soldier, possibly related to Commodore Perry's arrival in Japan.

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