Japan/USA: 'Oral Statement by the American Navy Admiral'. Ukiyo-e woodblock print, c. 1854. A Japanese print showing three men, believed to be Commander Anan, age 54; Perry, age 49; and Captain Henry Adams, age 59, who opened up Japan to the west. The text being read may be President Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of Japan. Matthew Calbraith Perry was a Commodore of the Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854, when he threatened to bombard Edo (Tokyo) with his ships should they resist.

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