Research Catalog

Title

May festival ball of the children under the direction of Carusi, May 23, in the concert hall of Willard's Hotel, given in honor of the Japanese ambassadors [graphic] / from a sketch by our special artist.

Publication

[1860]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

1 print : wood engraving, b&w; 41 x 28 cm.

Summary

Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, depicting a little girl dancing with castanets, surrounded by a large group of adults and children. At left and in the background are members of the Japanese delegation, dressed in kimono and portrayed with dark complexions.

Uniform Title

Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper.

Subjects

• Wood engravings
• Diplomats > Washington (D.C.) > Japanese > 1860
• Child dancers > 19th century

Genre/Form

Wood engravings.

Note

• Caption title.
• Includes a related article on the verso, headed "Washington correspondence" and dated May 21, 1860.

Source (note)

• Lillian Moore.

Biography (note)

• This print documents a dance performance presented in 1860 before members of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States. Japan had been opened to the United States in 1854 by Commodore Matthew Perry, and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, had been signed aboard ship in 1858. This diplomatic mission, dispatched by Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate, ratified the treaty. The delegation made several stops in the United States, including Washington, D.C., where this performance took place, and New York City.

Call Number

*MGZFX Anon May 1

OCLC

825553940

Title

May festival ball of the children under the direction of Carusi, May 23, in the concert hall of Willard's Hotel, given in honor of the Japanese ambassadors [graphic] / from a sketch by our special artist.

Imprint

[1860]

Biography

This print documents a dance performance presented in 1860 before members of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States. Japan had been opened to the United States in 1854 by Commodore Matthew Perry, and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, also known as the Harris Treaty, had been signed aboard ship in 1858. This diplomatic mission, dispatched by Japan's Tokugawa Shogunate, ratified the treaty. The delegation made several stops in the United States, including Washington, D.C., where this performance took place, and New York City.

Local Note

Cataloging funds provided by Friends of Jerome Robbins Dance Division.

Library's copy lacks lower right corner of image, which may have contained date. Part of the Library's stamp "Gift of Lillian Moore" remains.

Source

Gift; Lillian Moore.

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Added Author

Moore, Lillian. Donor

Added Title

Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper.

Research Call Number

*MGZFX Anon May 1