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Kanrin Maru Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Nakai, Mitsui, sculptor. Katsu, Ishi, sculptor. Title:  Kanrin Maru Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Japanese Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 17, 1960. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: black granite; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 4 1/2 ft. x 8 in.; Base: approx. 28 in. x 9 ft. x 24 in. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture: incised Japanese characters) signed Description:  An upright irregularly-shaped rectangular slab of highly polished black granite incised with Japanese characters. The sculpture is placed atop an unpolished stone base, the color of which duplicates that of the calligraphy. The base is placed atop river stones. Subject:  History -- United States History -- Japan Architecture -- Boat -- Karin Maru Ethnic -- Japanese Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117 Located Lincoln Park, At end of El Camino del Mar & 34th Avenue, & north of California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture is a centennial memorial to the first crossing of the Kanrin Maru, which preceded the U.S. warship Powhatan which brought the first official Japanese mission to the U.S. for ratification of the first Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the two nations. (On plaque on ground in front of sculpture, raised letters:) THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED TO COMMEMORATE/THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST JAPANESE/NAVAL SHIP KANRIN MARU IN SAN FRANCISCO/BY ON 17 MARCH 1860, THE KANRIN MARU/CROSSED THE PACIFIC AT THE SAME TIME AS/THE U.S.S. POWHATAN WHICH BROUGHT THE/FIRST JAPANESE EMBASSY TO THE UNITED STATES./PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO/BY ITS SISTER CITY OSAKA AS A TOKEN OF/ITS SINCERE DESIRE TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN/THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND GOODWILL/BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN/AND AS PART OF THE PROGRAM TO MARK/THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE/OPENING OF THEIR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS./17 MAY, 1960/THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE/CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO. IAS files contain translation of Japanese characters on front of sculpture. IAS files contain related articles from Hokubei Mainichi, May 11, 1960, pg. 1; and May 13, 1960, pg. 1; and from the San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 1960. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 1960, pg. 10. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CA000984   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000984 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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