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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> 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>

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. According to other accounts, this first presentation of ''mikan'' to Brits and their adoption of the term "satsumas" may have taken place several years earlier, on the occasion of peace talks following the [[1863]] [[Bombardment of Kagoshima|Anglo-Satsuma War]].</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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