JAPANESE SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY)'Father and Son'Watercolour on paper mounted as a hanging scroll.27.5cm (10 7/8in) high x 40cm (15 3/4in) wideFor further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: Japanese SchoolCondition Report: One main horizontal crease to the centre crossing the all painting. Other smaller creasing. The painting made out of four paper sheets, the third one a bit yellowish than the others. Minor foxing.Provenance: The inscription reads: 'On the 11th February 1854 a from North America appeared in the Bay of Kanagawa in Japan. Early in March that same year the arrived at Yokohama bay'Father and Son – Henry A Adams (1800-1869) who was 50 years old (sic. He was 53 years old in fact), and his son Henry A Adams Jr. (1833-1878) who was 18 years old then – arrived in Japan.Henry A Adams (1800-1869) wasmodore Matthew Perry's deputy and Captain of the Fleet, during Perry's expedition to Japan.