Audubon's 'Birds of America' reproduced in Japan

Audubon's 'Birds of America' reproduced in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - One of the reproduced illustrations of John Audubon's "The Birds of America" is shown on Dec. 9, 2014, in Tokyo. U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry who sailed to Japan in 1853 gave the book to the Tokugawa shogun. The year 2014 marks the 160th anniversary of the conclusion of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Peace and Amity. (Kyodo)

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