Anchors, Kure

Place Asia: Japan, Kure
Accession Number ART26736
Collection type Art
Measurement recto: sheet: 42 x 43.7 cm [irregular]; image: 39 x 40.6 cm [irregular]; verso: sheet: 42 x 43.7 cm [irregular]
Object type Work on paper
Physical description recto: ink and wash over pencil on paper; verso: pencil on paper
Maker Rowed, Reg
Place made Japan
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A heap of old ruined chains and anchors in the ruined dock-yard at Kure suggests a symbol of maritime decay.

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