Rikugun Bijutsu Kyōkai (sold) (陸軍美術協會, Army Art Association)
Rikugun Bijutsu Kyōkai (陸軍美術協會, Army Art Association; 1939 - 1945) was a unit within the Japanese Imperial Army tasked with producing artistic works glorifying Japan's war effort and the bravery of its soldiers. Painters of the Rikugun Bijutsu Kyōkai usually travelled with the troops to the front lines and made on-the-spot sketches of battles, similar to combat photographers of the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
AKA: 陸軍美術協會, Army Art Association
Japanese WWII Anti-American Nationalism.
靖國之繪卷: 昭和十七年秋季大祭記念 / [Scenes of Yasukuni: Autumn Festival 1942 Commemoration].
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This 1942 album celebrates the victories of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and Navy (IJN). It illustrates Japan's wartime nationalism at the apex of its early success in World War II (1939 - 1945). It is particularly enthusiastic to point out triumphs against the United States, including attacks against Alaska and the West Coast of the U.S. The album was jointly produced by the IJA and IJN and published by the Rikugun Bijutsu Kyōkai (Army Art Association) for distribution at an annual ceremony held at the Yasukuni Shrine, a now-controversial shrine for war dead in central Tokyo. (more details)