TAB Event - "Perry & Harris Exhibition - The Dawn of U.S.-Japan Relations" Exhibition

Closes in 36 days
At Edo-Tokyo Museum
Media: Painting, Prints, Other, Other, Art Talk

After the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was signed in 1858, official trade between these two countries began. This so-called "Harris Treaty" became a turning point for Japan in her drive towards modernization.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Harris Treaty. Shedding light on the Commodore of the U.S. Navy, Matthew C. Perry, and the first United States Consul General, Townsend Harris, this exhibition introduces the early years and the history of US-Japan relations through a survey of about 250 documents and artifacts from the period. Works on display include the extant personal effects and belongings of Perry and Harris, a portrait painting of Perry by Heine, who joined their expedition to Japan, the original manuscript of the treaty, and many other historical items.

-Lecture "Two Men at the Dawn of U.S.-Japan Relations" by Motohiko Izawa
April 27th (Sun) 14:00-15:30
Capacity: 400 people
Free.
To attend, send a reply-paid postcard to the Edo-Tokyo Museum, "Perry and Harris" exhibition lecture section by April 11th.

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