This historic 1856 lithograph depicts Commodore Matthew C. Perry's official farewell visit to the Japanese Imperial Commissioners at Shimoda following the negotiation of the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854. Drawn from nature by official expedition artist Wilhelm Heine and printed by the renowned New York lithography firm Sarony & Co., the print was created to illustrate the official United States government narrative of the Perry Expedition to Japan and the China Seas. The visual composition captures a pivotal moment of cultural exchange. In the foreground, Japanese townspeople gather on the shore alongside traditional coastal boats to watch an American military procession carrying the United States flag. The procession winds along a raised pathway towards a Japanese complex nestled beneath towering pine trees, while Perry's naval ships remain visible anchored in Shimoda harbor in the distance.