Have you ever enjoyed seeing coins from another country? In a similar way, the Japanese artist of this scroll shows his curiosity about everyday objects brought to Japan by the Americans. In the painting above, our artist carefully recorded the size, capacity, and use of American objects including coins, Western pipes of different shapes, a water barrel and an anchor. Look at how he has carefully drawn the grappling hook and oars. Next to each picture there are brief descriptions of each object.

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