Black Ships & Samurai - Exhibit Tour
by MIT
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Description
"Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan (1853-1854)" by John W. Dower Number one in the "Visualizing Japan" Web series On July 8, 1853, residents of feudal Japan beheld an astonishing sight—foreign warships entering their harbor under a cloud of black smoke. Commodore Matthew Perry had arrived to force the long-secluded country to open its doors. EXHIBIT TOUR John Dower tours the Black Ships & Samurai Exhibit. BLACK SHIP SCROLL A lively caricature of Perry's expedition in a Japanese scroll (animation, silent). MIT MEETS BROADWAY Exhibit for Sondheim musical "Pacific Overtures" at Studio 54 (animation, silent).
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Videobs101 Welcome | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Videobs102 Facing East Facing West | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Videobs103 Gunboat Diplomacy | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Videobs104 Black Ships | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Videobs105 Paddlewheel | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Videobs106 Clash of Power | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Videobs107 The American View | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Videobs108 Surveying Edo Bay | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | Videobs109 Perry 2nd Landing | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Videobs110 The Japanese View | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Videobs111 Sketchbooks | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Videobs112 Black Ship Scroll | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Videobs113 Perry as Demon | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Videobs114 Drunken Sailors | -- | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Episodes |
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