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| WWII JAPANESE BATTLEFIELD PRINTS Produced by the Art Department of the Japanese Navy (“Kaigun bijutsu kyokai” June 17th in the 18th Year of Showa) Set of 34 original prints from battlefield paintings produced by Japanese artists between 1941 and 1944. Copperplate senso-e prints are enclosed in a cloth-bound hardcover portfolio case. Artwork portrays various sea, air and land battle scenes from the Pacific. Many of the works appear to have been done by artists on the battlefield, while others are “motivational” pieces, i.e., “Gaining Ascendancy over New York" shown below. Each print is protected by an attached onionskin overleaf with information about the scene printed in Japanese. We have limited translations of these descriptions and artist names. There are labels on the inside front and back covers and calligraphy on the front outside cover. Insert pages written in Japanese enclosed with the prints have not been translated. TRANSLATIONS ARE WELCOME! I fit the insert pages on the webpage as best I could to provide the largest, clearest view of the printed characters. Each print is matted on a 15-1/2” x 12” sheet of heavy paper. Most prints are 8-1/2” x 10-3/4”. The hardcover binder portfolio appears to have been custom made for the prints to fit them tightly so they would not be damaged during transport. | ||
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| NOTE: The above information was provided by previous owners of the portfolio. The individual providing the Japanese-to-English translations cannot certify that the translations are entirely correct. Information is based on copies of a similar set of prints. Translations of Artist Names, Titles and Descriptions were provided by a Third Party associated with the National Park Service's War in the Pacific Museum on Guam. | ||
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