1857 Wood Engraving Japanese Women Portrait Shimoda Commodore Perry XGA5 XGVB7 This 96+ year old Item

This 96+ year old Item is rated Near Mint / Very Fine

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1857 Wood Engraving Japanese Women Portrait Shimoda Commodore Perry XGA5 XGVB7 This 96+ year old ItemThis is an original 1857 black and white wood engraving of Japanese women of Simoda (Shimoda), Japan, from United States Naval Commodore Matthew C. Perry's expedition to the Orient. Between the years of 1852 and 1854, President Millard Filmore ordered United States Navy Commodore Matthew Clabraith Perry to lead a squadron to Japan in order to establish diplomatic relations, open economic trade ports and protect American property and seamen in the