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THB1876 Japanese Alphabet - Philadelphia Exhibition Calligraphy Document
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LiveSep 22, 2024
Peterborough Auctions LLC auctions@peterboroughauctions.us
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Calligraphy presentation to Ethelbert Watts (1845-1919), from his "Japanese friend", dated December 6h, 1876, Philadelphia, USA; comprising a reference chart of Japanese characters and their corresponding sounds and numbers. Mr. Watts was a young civil war veteran and graduate of the University of Pennsylvania who turned heads at the 1876 Philadelphia Exhibition with his highly touted 'portmanteau portable bath tub'; not quite as memorable as Alexander Graham Bell's telephone, or the Japanese exhibition of traditional homes and gardens, but still, a conversation starter. Presumably, the Japanese friend who made this document (Tanikadzu Tracatta?) was with the Japanese delegation to Philadelphia. This fascinating document was folded and pressed between books for decades; old repairs and tears, 14" x 17".
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