The man we see here making a drawing of a pine branch is very likely the agriculturalist Dr. James Morrow. Morrow made many drawings of Japanese plants and flowers, including species of plants yet unknown to Americans. Here we see him using a go-board (a Japanese game board) on which to paint his picture in Shimoda. When the expedition was completed, Morrow refused to give his drawings to Perry to have them published with the official record of the journey. He reasoned that because he had been sent to Japan by the Secretary of State, not Perry, the State Department should publish his drawings and journal as a separate volume. Unfortunately his proposed volume of drawings was never published and his materials have disappeared. Alas, we can at least see Morrow making one of his drawings in this scene.

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