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The French press described the shogunate not as the top or national authority in Japan, but as only one of a number of political entities within a federal Japanese state. The weakened shogunal legitimacy resulting from the separate displays is said to have contributed to France withholding a crucial monetary loan from the shogunate.

The French press described the shogunate not as the top or national authority in Japan, but as only one of a number of political entities within a federal Japanese state. The weakened shogunal legitimacy resulting from the separate displays is said to have contributed to France withholding a crucial monetary loan from the shogunate.

The introduction to the West of ''[[mikan]]'' (mandarin oranges) at this Fair is sometimes said to have been the origin of the British term for the oranges, which they call "satsumas."<ref>[[Luke Roberts]], ''Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of Economic Nationalism in 18th-Century Tosa'', Cambridge University Press (1998), 202.</ref>

The introduction to the West of ''[[mikan]]'' (mandarin oranges) at this Fair is sometimes said to have been the origin of the British term for the oranges, which they call "satsumas."<ref>[[Luke Roberts]], ''Mercantilism in a Japanese Domain: The Merchant Origins of Economic Nationalism in 18th-Century Tosa'', Cambridge University Press (1998), 202.</ref> Samples of Japanese arts & industry at the Fair included woodblock prints by [[Hokusai]].<ref>Ellis Tinios, "Hokusai: The Name that Sold Books," lecture, UC Santa Barbara, 24 April 2018.</ref>

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