Samurai in New York
Subtitle: the first Japanese delegation, 1860
By: [Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Sarah M. Henry ; Project Director, Exhibitions and Publications, Kathleen Benson]
Contributors: Museum of the City of New York
Publisher: Museum of the City of New York
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Exhibitions; Relations; Manʼen Gannen Kenbei Shisetsu (Japan)
Description: New York City was the last leg of the visit by the "Japanese Embassy" an American name for the offical delegation from Japan that brought a Treaty of Amity and Commerce to the United States for ratification in 1860. This exhibition includes materials related to the two-week celebration that included parades, balls, and official tours in NYC. The delegation consisted of two principal ambassadors, a Special Censor, and 16 lessor officials--all of them samurai (members of Japan's military nobility).
Notes: Title from p. 2 of cover.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, June 25-Oct. 11, 2010.