1857 Wood Engraving Japanese Cooper Handicraft Commodore W. C. Perry XGA5 1893 Chicago World's Fair Dore Schary

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1857 Wood Engraving Japanese Cooper Handicraft Commodore W. C. Perry XGA5 1893 Chicago World's Fair Dore ScharyThis is an original 1857 black and white wood engraving of Japanese Cooper, 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 country. At the time, Japan