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Marutapura River in Borneo, 1943
Itō Shinsui; Publisher: Watanabe Shōzaburōexpand_more
Woodblock print; ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ellen and Fred Wellsexpand_more 2002.161.171
Not on Viewexpand_more
As a member of the Navy Information Team, Shinsui traveled to Southeast Asia in April 1943. An album of sketches dated to late June seems to have been the basis for a set of three prints published later that year by Watanabe. In his peaceful and idyllic views of the islands of Celebes (today Sulawesi), Java, and Borneo, he entirely ignored the actual situation, omitting any trace of the Japanese occupation, which had begun in the spring of 1942. Before that, these islands were under Dutch control. The Indonesians resented the Dutch, so possibly the Japanese slogan to be “the leader of Asia, the protector of Asia, the light of Asia” might have sounded appealing at first.
Details
- Title
- Marutapura River in Borneo
- Artist Life
- 1898 - 1972
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2002.161.171
- Curator Approved
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