Beware the mask of "Friendship"... it hides Japanese greed and treachery

Places	Asia: Japan Oceania: Australia
Accession Number	ARTV00056
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 77.6 x 51 cm
Object type	Poster
Physical description	lithograph on paper
Maker	Unknown
Place made	Australia
Date made	1939-1945
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Poster depicting a treacherous Japanese character hiding behind a theatrical mask and clutching a dagger.

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