I know this is a bit of an odd post, but I wasn't sure that /r/WhatIsThisPainting could do the trick.

I was given an old, Japanese painting by my stepfather this morning, since he no longer has room for it in his house. It was given to him by his father, but he has no knowledge of the exact scene it's depicting or which artist created it (there's no marking or signatures on the picture or frame either).

Me and him are both history buffs, so we guessed--given the bearded and red-garbed men on the right side of the image--that the painting is depicting the meeting of US Admiral Matthew Perry and the Tokugawa Shogunate, at the 1853 Convention of Kanagawa that saw Japan break its isolationist sakoku policy and begin trade with the United States. My knowledge of Japanese history is fairly minimal, so that's the only event I could place it as off the top of my head.

If you have any ideas as to what the scene is, or you know the artist for some reason, please tell me! It's a fascinating work and I'd love to know more about it.