TYPE: Manuscript
DIMENSIONS: 8 X 11 inches each (closed)
COMPONENTS: 3 volumes; 496 pages
NOTES: Rare and nice.
LANGUAGE
Japanese
ITEM ID: 1234
Foreign Military & Naval Abilities
DATE
Year: 1814
Decade: 1810s
Century: 19th (1801-1900)
Notes: Bunka 11
Set on foreign military and navy abilities and technology. The Japanese were worried about foreign military technology even before the Opium Wars and the arrival of Perry. This set was probably produced as a result of Japan’s contact with Russia and the arrival of Russian ships at Nagasaki at this time.
Asia/Africa
This collection houses art and artifacts from China, Ethiopia, India and Japan.
