Japanese Community Grave

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Accession Number ART22705
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 25.4 x 34.9 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pen and black ink on paper
Maker Watson, Douglas
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang
Date made 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

This work depicts the burial site of a Japanese soldier in the foreground. A plank of wood has been stuck into the dirt mound, marking the site, and has Japanese text written on it. In the background of the work is an anti aircraft gun and a shed. The grave depicted is located in Madang, New Guinea.