M.B. BRADY AND FRANK LESLIE'S ARTIST TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE JAPANESE PRESENTS

New York 1860, Leslie. Single sheet, 3 woodcut engravings, with captions, very good, sharp images, 27.5 x 40.5 cm. R A R E ! SUBTITLE: cont. ARTIST. *** This is an excellent engraved example, showing three illustrations on a single sheet. . THE TOP ENGRAVING: With caption: "M.B. BRADY AND FRANK LESLIE'S ARTISTS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES OF THE JAPANESE PRESENTS, IN THE RECEPTION ROOM OF THE EMBASSY AT WILLARD'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON." . he scene is in the large reception room at Willard's Hotel, where the Japanese are very busy unpacking part of the 80 tons of goods they brought from Japan. They are assisted by three American. * THE LOWER LEFT ENGRAVING: With caption: "JATEISH ONOJERO, OR 'TOMMY,' THE PET OF THE [American] LADIES." . This charming engraving shows "Tommy" being entertained and greeted by a group of American ladies and men. Being the youngest member of the Japanese Embassy, "Tommy" was the favorite of the ladies. He is shown surrounded by a large number of Americans who are fascinated with his antics. * LOWER RIGHT ENGRAVING: With caption: "BOOIEN-YITZE, THE JAPANESE ARTIST." Drawn and signed in the plate by N. Orr Co. SC. . This shows a Japanese Samurai with a single sword [Katana] holding his sketch book in hand, we think he was the official Japanese artist for the Embassy. *** This is a lovely set of three engravings on the front page of the FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, June 6, 1860. *** CONDITION: The sheet is very clean, it has two tiny mends on the verso margin, else sharp images are sharp and vivid impression. *** REFERENCE: MURAGAKI, Awaji-no-Kami.:KOKAI NIKKI: The Diary of the First Japanese Embassy to the United States of America. This and many other original photos from early American and British newspapers are illustrated in this work. * BUSH, Lewis.: 77 SAMURAI: Japan's First Embassy to America. Based on the Book by Itsuro Hattori. * SEKIGUCHI, Nobara K.: THE FIRST JAPANESE AMBASSADORS TO AMERICA. * MORI, M.G. ed.: THE FIRST JAPANESE MISSION TO AMERICA [1860]: Being a Diary Kept by a Member of the Embassy. *** .