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Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki (Oral statement by the American Navy admiral) c.1854

Convention of Kanagawa

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Gasshukoku suishi teitoku kōjōgaki (Oral statement by the American Navy admiral) is a Japanese print showing three men, believed to be Commander Anan, Commodore Matthew Perry and Captain Henry Adams, who opened up Japan to the west. The text being read may be President Fillmore's letter to Emperor of Japan.