1860: Japanese Embassy to America Visits Hawaii

In 1860 the Tokugawa government in Japan sent ambassadors to the United States of America to exchange of ratifications covered in the Treaty of Peace and Amity negotiated with U.S. Consul Townsend Harris, and to formalize relations between the U.S. and Japan. Two ships carrying Americans and the Japanese ambassadorial delegation embarked on a journey that would change history. One of the ships, the U.S.S. Powhatan, stopped in Hawaii with the Japanese Embassy for about ten days.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

'Visitors from the East' by Peter Waddell and Welcoming the Japanese to the White House

(Picture Credit: White House Historical Association)

I was perusing various online sources looking for images of the gifts brought by the Japanese ambassadorial delegation to the Buchanan White House. While I've been unsuccessful thus far I came across this page on the White House Historical Association's web site.

This is a contemporary work by New Zealand-born artist Peter Waddell. Click this link for the picture and an essay by William Seale. Note the list of resources on the right column.

I also recommend clicking this link and listen to a commentary by White House Curator William Allman.

1860: Japanese Embassy to America Visits Hawaii

Saturday, April 30, 2011

'Visitors from the East' by Peter Waddell and Welcoming the Japanese to the White House

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