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98099101 — London 1856 ILN. Two full sheets 2 half-page & 1 full page illustration with 1/3 page text very good 27.5 x 40.5 cm. The first page shows JAPANESE MOTHER & DAUGHER OF SIMODAand THE PREFECT OF HAKODADI AND HIS ATTENDANTS with a copious article. Second page shows the JAPANESE PAINTING-CROSSING THE OHO-E-GA-WA IN THE PROVINCE OF SURAGAa copy of a Japan- ese woodcut illustration by Hiroshige which later appeared in full color in the famous 3 volume set by Perry on the Expedition to Japan. With additional verso text. unknown